Investing.com – Brazil stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Industrials, Consumption and Real Estate sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa added 0.48%.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Embraer SA (BVMF:EMBR3), which rose 6.74% or 3.08 points to trade at 48.77 at the close. Meanwhile, Azul SA Pref (BVMF:AZUL4) added 3.91% or 0.23 points to end at 6.11 and Grupo Vamos SA (BVMF:VAMO3) was up 3.88% or 0.22 points to 5.89 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Lwsa SA (BVMF:LWSA3), which fell 2.25% or 0.10 points to trade at 4.35 at the close. IRB Brasil Resseguros SA (BVMF:IRBR3) declined 1.66% or 0.73 points to end at 43.27 and Azzas 2154 SA (BVMF:AZZA3) was down 1.59% or 0.67 points to 41.36.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the B3 Stock Exchange by 543 to 392 and 62 ended unchanged.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 12.48% to 30.87.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.41% or 10.95 to $2,689.85 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 0.03% or 0.02 to hit $70.56 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract rose 0.17% or 0.43 to trade at $257.13 .
USD/BRL was up 0.27% to 5.67, while EUR/BRL fell 0.18% to 6.15.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.29% at 103.36.