Investing.com – Brazil stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Financials, Real Estate and Consumption sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa rose 0.98% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Raia Drogasil SA (SA:RADL3), which rose 5.13% or 3.65 points to trade at 74.75 at the close. Meanwhile, Multiplan SA (SA:MULT3) added 4.50% or 2.55 points to end at 59.24 and Cvc Brasil ON (SA:CVCB3) was up 4.37% or 1.81 points to 43.25 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Ultrapar Participacoes SA (SA:UGPA3), which fell 4.94% or 2.24 points to trade at 43.10 at the close. Embraer SA (SA:EMBR3) declined 4.62% or 1.00 points to end at 20.66 and Cia Paranaense de Energia (SA:CPLE6) was down 1.89% or 0.41 points to 21.32.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange by 252 to 183 and 27 ended unchanged.
Shares in Ultrapar Participacoes SA (SA:UGPA3) fell to 5-year lows; falling 4.94% or 2.24 to 43.10.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 1.29% to 32.96.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.40% or 5.00 to $1241.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 0.44% or 0.31 to hit $70.64 a barrel, while the September US coffee C contract fell 1.57% or 1.75 to trade at $109.97 .
USD/BRL was down 0.72% to 3.8544, while EUR/BRL fell 0.60% to 4.5037.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.13% at 94.45.