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 rose 0.60%.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were BRF SA (BVMF:BRFS3), which rose 4.59% or 0.88 points to trade at 20.07 at the close. Meanwhile, YDUQS Participacoes SA (BVMF:YDUQ3) added 4.52% or 0.48 points to end at 11.11 and Marfrig Alimentos SA (BVMF:MRFG3) was up 3.79% or 0.40 points to 10.96 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Azul SA Pref (BVMF:AZUL4), which fell 3.79% or 0.32 points to trade at 8.13 at the close. Companhia Siderurgica Nacional (BVMF:CSNA3) declined 2.08% or 0.27 points to end at 12.72 and Sendas Distribuidora SA (BVMF:ASAI3) was down 1.16% or 0.13 points to 11.04.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the B3 Stock Exchange by 507 to 383 and 27 ended unchanged.
Shares in BRF SA (BVMF:BRFS3) rose to 52-week highs; up 4.59% or 0.88 to 20.07. Shares in Azul SA Pref (BVMF:AZUL4) fell to 52-week lows; down 3.79% or 0.32 to 8.13.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 4.02% to 27.72.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.18% or 4.20 to $2,342.70 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August fell 0.09% or 0.07 to hit $80.64 a barrel, while the September US coffee C contract fell 0.40% or 0.90 to trade at $226.40 .
USD/BRL was unchanged 0.02% to 5.44, while EUR/BRL rose 0.20% to 5.85.
The US Dollar Index Futures was unchanged 0.00% at 104.88.