Investing.com – Brazil stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Real Estate and Consumption sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa added 0.24%.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Viavarejo Unt (SA:VVAR11), which rose 4.94% or 1.48 points to trade at 31.43 at the close. Meanwhile, EcoRodovias SA (SA:ECOR3) added 4.40% or 0.40 points to end at 9.49 and Qualicorp SA (SA:QUAL3) was up 3.91% or 0.86 points to 22.87 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Telefonica Brasil SA (SA:VIVT4), which fell 3.20% or 1.63 points to trade at 49.25 at the close. Ambev SA (SA:ABEV3) declined 2.35% or 0.56 points to end at 23.29 and Banco Bradesco SA (SA:BBDC3) was down 2.05% or 0.68 points to 32.57.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange by 268 to 166 and 29 ended unchanged.
Shares in Viavarejo Unt (SA:VVAR11) rose to all time highs; rising 4.94% or 1.48 to 31.43.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 3.22% to 30.04.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 1.59% or 21.60 to $1338.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 0.43% or 0.29 to hit $67.11 a barrel, while the May US coffee C contract fell 0.47% or 0.56 to trade at $117.72 .
USD/BRL was up 1.24% to 3.4151, while EUR/BRL rose 0.94% to 4.2114.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.27% at 89.46.