Investing.com – Brazil stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Financials, Consumption and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa gained 0.87%.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were BRF SA (SA:BRFS3), which rose 5.28% or 1.13 points to trade at 22.54 at the close. Meanwhile, Embraer SA (SA:EMBR3) added 3.97% or 0.89 points to end at 23.29 and Cosan SA Industria e Comercio (SA:CSAN3) was up 3.98% or 1.55 points to 40.46 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Marfrig Alimentos SA (SA:MRFG3), which fell 5.75% or 0.50 points to trade at 8.20 at the close. MRV Engenharia e Participacoes SA (SA:MRVE3) declined 4.24% or 0.65 points to end at 14.69 and Suzano Papel e Celulose SA (SA:SUZB3) was down 2.91% or 1.07 points to 35.70.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange by 236 to 197 and 35 ended unchanged.
Shares in Embraer SA (SA:EMBR3) rose to 52-week highs; rising 3.97% or 0.89 to 23.29.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 3.06% to 31.04.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.77% or 10.40 to $1356.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 1.97% or 1.29 to hit $66.80 a barrel, while the May US coffee C contract rose 0.60% or 0.70 to trade at $118.28 .
USD/BRL was down 0.81% to 3.3820, while EUR/BRL fell 0.71% to 4.1824.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.10% at 89.23.