Investing.com – Brazil stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Financials and Electric Power sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa added 0.91%.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were EDP - Energias do Brasil SA (SA:ENBR3), which rose 4.46% or 0.60 points to trade at 14.05 at the close. Meanwhile, Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET3) added 3.96% or 0.49 points to end at 12.87 and Smiles Fidelidade SA (SA:SMLS3) was up 3.52% or 1.65 points to 48.55 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Viavarejo Unt (SA:VVAR11), which fell 4.46% or 0.89 points to trade at 19.08 at the close. Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA Pref (SA:GOLL4) declined 3.98% or 0.46 points to end at 11.09 and Cielo SA (SA:CIEL3) was down 3.46% or 0.55 points to 15.33.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange by 237 to 171 and 34 ended unchanged.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 4.26% to 34.59.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.09% or 1.20 to $1271.70 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 5.83% or 3.82 to hit $69.36 a barrel, while the September US coffee C contract rose 0.70% or 0.81 to trade at $117.03 .
USD/BRL was up 0.31% to 3.7783, while EUR/BRL rose 0.79% to 4.4060.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.37% at 94.19.