Investing.com – Brazil stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Consumption, Public Utilities and Electric Power sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa added 0.19% to hit a new all time high.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Cielo SA (SA:CIEL3), which rose 9.48% or 0.96 points to trade at 11.09 at the close. Meanwhile, Via Varejo SA (SA:VVAR3) added 9.48% or 0.38 points to end at 4.39 and Log Commercial Properties e Participacoes SA (SA:LOGG3) was up 7.70% or 1.25 points to 17.49 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Tim Participacoes SA (SA:TIMP3), which fell 3.77% or 0.49 points to trade at 12.50 at the close. Gerdau SA Pref (SA:GGBR4) declined 2.56% or 0.41 points to end at 15.59 and Marfrig Alimentos SA (SA:MRFG3) was down 1.43% or 0.08 points to 5.51.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange by 230 to 194 and 35 ended unchanged.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 0.60% to 31.67 a new 3-months low.
Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.36% or 4.60 to $1287.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 0.50% or 0.26 to hit $52.62 a barrel, while the March US coffee C contract fell 1.28% or 1.35 to trade at $103.95 .
USD/BRL was up 0.82% to 3.7108, while EUR/BRL rose 0.45% to 4.2669.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.37% at 95.143.