Investing.com – Brazil stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Real Estate, Consumption and Financials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa rose 0.99%.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Cia Siderurgica Nacional SA (SA:CSNA3), which rose 5.84% or 0.53 points to trade at 9.61 at the close. Meanwhile, Kroton Educacional SA (SA:KROT3) added 4.97% or 0.95 points to end at 20.05 and Smiles ON (SA:SMLE3) was up 4.60% or 3.54 points to 80.48 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Suzano Papel e Celulose SA (SA:SUZB5), which fell 2.45% or 0.46 points to trade at 18.31 at the close. Tim Participacoes SA (SA:TIMP3) declined 1.20% or 0.14 points to end at 11.55 and CEMIG - Companhia Energetica Minas Gerais Pref (SA:CMIG4) was down 0.87% or 0.07 points to 7.98.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange by 239 to 124 and 46 ended unchanged.
Shares in Kroton Educacional SA (SA:KROT3) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 4.97% or 0.95 to 20.05.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 3.92% to 30.63.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.43% or 5.50 to $1283.20 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 0.06% or 0.03 to hit $51.59 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract fell 0.19% or 0.25 to trade at $128.22 .
USD/BRL was down 0.48% to 3.1669, while EUR/BRL fell 0.19% to 3.7436.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.05% at 92.90.