Investing.com – Brazil stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Consumption, Public Utilities and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa rose 1.29%.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were JBS SA (BVMF:JBSS3), which rose 7.11% or 2.20 points to trade at 33.14 at the close. Meanwhile, Azul SA Pref (BVMF:AZUL4) added 6.87% or 0.53 points to end at 8.25 and Hypera SA (BVMF:HYPE3) was up 5.48% or 1.53 points to 29.43 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais SA USIMINAS Pref (BVMF:USIM5), which fell 23.31% or 1.93 points to trade at 6.35 at the close. Suzano Papel e Celulose SA (BVMF:SUZB3) declined 1.30% or 0.68 points to end at 51.79 and Atacadao SA (BVMF:CRFB3) was down 1.18% or 0.11 points to 9.20.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the B3 Stock Exchange by 638 to 294 and 60 ended unchanged.
Shares in JBS SA (BVMF:JBSS3) rose to 52-week highs; rising 7.11% or 2.20 to 33.14.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 1.76% to 24.52.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 1.36% or 32.00 to $2,385.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 1.92% or 1.50 to hit $76.78 a barrel, while the September US coffee C contract fell 1.77% or 4.15 to trade at $230.55 .
USD/BRL was up 0.21% to 5.66, while EUR/BRL unchanged 0.04% to 6.13.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.05% at 104.05.