Investing.com – Brazil stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Consumption, Electric Power and Real Estate sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa rose 0.13%.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Oi SA (SA:OIBR4), which rose 15.19% or 0.43 points to trade at 3.26 at the close. Meanwhile, Souza Cruz SA (SA:CRUZ3) added 12.86% or 3.01 points to end at 26.42 and EcoRodovias SA (SA:ECOR3) was up 4.93% or 0.29 points to 6.17 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ALL America Latina Logistica SA (SA:RUMO3), which fell 5.01% or 0.43 points to trade at 8.16 at the close. Cosan SA Industria e Comercio (SA:CSAN3) declined 4.56% or 0.86 points to end at 17.98 and Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado (SA:SBSP3) was down 3.61% or 0.56 points to 14.96.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange by 185 to 132 and 1 ended unchanged.
Shares in ALL America Latina Logistica SA (SA:RUMO3) fell to 52-week lows; falling 5.01% or 0.43 to 8.16. Shares in Cosan SA Industria e Comercio (SA:CSAN3) fell to 5-year lows; down 4.56% or 0.86 to 17.98.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 1.20% to 40.53.
Gold for December delivery was down 0.05% or 0.60 to $1152.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 0.31% or 0.12 to hit $40.83 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract fell 1.43% or 1.93 to trade at $132.70 .
USD/BRL was down 0.89% to 3.4619, while EUR/BRL rose 0.14% to 3.8904.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.02% at 95.75.