Investing.com – Brazil stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Financials and Public Utilities sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa rose 0.14%.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET6), which rose 5.93% or 1.43 points to trade at 25.55 at the close. Meanwhile, Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET3) added 5.40% or 1.11 points to end at 21.66 and Suzano Papel e Celulose SA (SA:SUZB5) was up 3.78% or 0.73 points to 20.04 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Equatorial Energia SA (SA:EQTL3), which fell 2.58% or 1.63 points to trade at 61.52 at the close. Raia Drogasil SA (SA:RADL3) declined 1.76% or 1.37 points to end at 76.41 and Ambev SA (SA:ABEV3) was down 1.37% or 0.30 points to 21.53.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange by 188 to 181 and 37 ended unchanged.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 0.29% to 27.97.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.59% or 7.58 to $1282.42 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 0.80% or 0.41 to hit $51.70 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract fell 1.31% or 1.66 to trade at $125.17 .
USD/BRL was up 0.80% to 3.1924, while EUR/BRL rose 0.17% to 3.7608.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.61% at 93.57.