Investing.com – Brazil stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Public Utilities and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa added 1.16% to hit a new all time high.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Via Varejo SA (SA:VVAR3), which rose 6.40% or 0.33 points to trade at 5.49 at the close. Meanwhile, CCR SA (SA:CCRO3) added 5.54% or 0.75 points to end at 14.28 and Kroton Educacional SA (SA:KROT3) was up 5.54% or 0.60 points to 11.44 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Log Commercial Properties e Participacoes SA (SA:LOGG3), which fell 2.08% or 0.40 points to trade at 18.80 at the close. Magazine Luiza SA (SA:MGLU3) declined 1.25% or 2.12 points to end at 167.48 and Fleury SA (SA:FLRY3) was down 0.95% or 0.21 points to 22.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange by 269 to 185 and 25 ended unchanged.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 0.15% to 32.41.
Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.35% or 4.55 to $1279.45 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March rose 1.16% or 0.61 to hit $53.23 a barrel, while the March US coffee C contract rose 2.51% or 2.60 to trade at $106.00 .
USD/BRL was up 0.22% to 3.7732, while EUR/BRL fell 0.40% to 4.2674.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.49% at 96.238.