Investing.com – Brazil stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Industrials and Consumption sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa added 1.28% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Suzano Papel e Celulose SA (BVMF:SUZB3), which rose 13.15% or 6.68 points to trade at 57.49 at the close. Meanwhile, Pet Center Comercio e Partcipacoes (BVMF:PETZ3) added 10.03% or 0.33 points to end at 3.62 and Companhia Brasileira De Distribuica (BVMF:PCAR3) was up 6.90% or 0.18 points to 2.79 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo SABESP (BVMF:SBSP3), which fell 2.82% or 2.15 points to trade at 74.10 at the close. Energy of Minas Gerais Co Preferred (BVMF:CMIG4) declined 2.80% or 0.29 points to end at 10.05 and CSN Mineracao SA (BVMF:CMIN3) was down 0.97% or 0.05 points to 5.12.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the B3 Stock Exchange by 646 to 283 and 55 ended unchanged.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 1.44% to 25.98.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 1.03% or 23.80 to $2,337.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 1.21% or 0.98 to hit $81.88 a barrel, while the September US coffee C contract rose 1.06% or 2.38 to trade at $226.73 .
USD/BRL was down 0.38% to 5.50, while EUR/BRL unchanged 0.00% to 5.89.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.11% at 105.60.