Investing.com – Brazil stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Financials, Industrials and Consumption sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa rose 0.59% to hit a new 6-months high.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were IRB Brasil Resseguros SA (BVMF:IRBR3), which rose 30.35% or 9.87 points to trade at 42.39 at the close. Meanwhile, Alpargatas SA (BVMF:ALPA4) added 4.20% or 0.33 points to end at 8.19 and Magazine Luiza SA (BVMF:MGLU3) was up 4.08% or 0.52 points to 13.26 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Pet Center Comercio e Partcipacoes (BVMF:PETZ3), which fell 8.90% or 0.34 points to trade at 3.48 at the close. Natura & Co SA (BVMF:NTCO3) declined 5.08% or 0.75 points to end at 14.00 and Energy of Minas Gerais Co Preferred (BVMF:CMIG4) was down 4.01% or 0.48 points to 11.49.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the B3 Stock Exchange by 638 to 309 and 54 ended unchanged.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 5.21% to 25.81.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.57% or 14.05 to $2,493.75 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 1.31% or 1.01 to hit $77.99 a barrel, while the September US coffee C contract rose 1.05% or 2.50 to trade at $239.50 .
USD/BRL was up 0.22% to 5.48, while EUR/BRL fell 0.26% to 6.01.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.48% at 102.88.