Investing.com – Brazil stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Public Utilities, Real Estate and Consumption sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa rose 0.45%.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Fleury SA (SA:FLRY3), which rose 4.36% or 1.19 points to trade at 28.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Marfrig Alimentos SA (SA:MRFG3) added 3.61% or 0.22 points to end at 6.32 and CEMIG - Companhia Energetica Minas Gerais Pref (SA:CMIG4) was up 2.61% or 0.21 points to 8.25 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Cia Siderurgica Nacional SA (SA:CSNA3), which fell 5.05% or 0.49 points to trade at 9.21 at the close. Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais (SA:USIM5) declined 3.90% or 0.46 points to end at 11.34 and Metalurgica Gerdau SA (SA:GOAU4) was down 2.38% or 0.19 points to 7.79.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange by 217 to 192 and 33 ended unchanged.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 1.68% to 31.58.
Gold Futures for April delivery was up 1.36% or 17.80 to $1323.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April rose 0.69% or 0.42 to hit $61.41 a barrel, while the May US coffee C contract fell 1.37% or 1.70 to trade at $122.22 .
USD/BRL was up 0.04% to 3.2528, while EUR/BRL rose 0.52% to 4.0092.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.33% at 89.92.