Investing.com – Brazil stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Consumption, Real Estate and Financials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa gained 0.61%.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Lojas Renner SA (BVMF:LREN3), which rose 4.84% or 0.87 points to trade at 18.83 at the close. Meanwhile, Cvc Brasil ON (BVMF:CVCB3) added 4.76% or 0.09 points to end at 1.98 and Cogna Educacao SA (BVMF:COGN3) was up 4.23% or 0.06 points to 1.48 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were IRB Brasil Resseguros SA (BVMF:IRBR3), which fell 7.32% or 3.49 points to trade at 44.22 at the close. Companhia Brasileira De Distribuica (BVMF:PCAR3) declined 2.71% or 0.09 points to end at 3.23 and Braskem SA (BVMF:BRKM5) was down 1.69% or 0.30 points to 17.40.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the B3 Stock Exchange by 492 to 469 and 40 ended unchanged.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 2.20% to 29.24.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.71% or 19.30 to $2,748.70 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 0.38% or 0.27 to hit $70.50 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract fell 3.05% or 7.70 to trade at $244.65 .
USD/BRL was down 0.41% to 5.67, while EUR/BRL fell 0.27% to 6.13.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.38% at 103.88.