Investing.com – Brazil stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Financials, Real Estate and Electric Power sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa gained 1.09% to hit a new 3-months high.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Natura Cosmeticos SA (SA:NATU3), which rose 4.35% or 1.16 points to trade at 27.81 at the close. Meanwhile, BB Seguridade Participacoes SA (SA:BBSE3) added 4.27% or 1.13 points to end at 27.58 and Petroleo Brasileiro SA PN (SA:PETR4) was up 4.21% or 0.55 points to 13.60 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were JBS SA (SA:JBSS3), which fell 2.04% or 0.17 points to trade at 8.17 at the close. Kroton Educacional SA (SA:KROT3) declined 1.69% or 0.30 points to end at 17.50 and Embraer SA (SA:EMBR3) was down 1.55% or 0.26 points to 16.56.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange by 208 to 200 and 33 ended unchanged.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 2.02% to 24.70.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.09% or 1.20 to $1291.20 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 3.33% or 1.57 to hit $48.66 a barrel, while the September US coffee C contract fell 0.13% or 0.17 to trade at $128.30 .
USD/BRL was down 0.93% to 3.1455, while EUR/BRL fell 0.60% to 3.7004.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.34% at 93.32.