Investing.com – Brazil stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Financials, Public Utilities and Electric Power sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa rose 0.39%.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were RUMO Logistica Operadora Multimodal SA (SA:RAIL3), which rose 6.51% or 0.87 points to trade at 14.23 at the close. Meanwhile, Estacio Participacoes SA (SA:ESTC3) added 3.87% or 0.84 points to end at 22.54 and B2W Cia Digital (SA:BTOW3) was up 3.41% or 0.87 points to 26.42 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Fibria Celulose SA (SA:FIBR3), which fell 2.45% or 1.99 points to trade at 79.18 at the close. Suzano Papel e Celulose SA (SA:SUZB3) declined 2.55% or 1.24 points to end at 47.31 and Raia Drogasil SA (SA:RADL3) was down 2.04% or 1.60 points to 77.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange by 244 to 208 and 35 ended unchanged.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 2.63% to 46.65.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.04% or 0.50 to $1205.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 0.47% or 0.33 to hit $69.92 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract fell 1.27% or 1.31 to trade at $101.47 .
USD/BRL was down 2.01% to 4.0665, while EUR/BRL fell 2.47% to 4.7218.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.41% at 95.03.