Investing.com – Brazil stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Financials, Real Estate and Consumption sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa gained 1.35%.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were EcoRodovias SA (SA:ECOR3), which rose 4.52% or 0.32 points to trade at 7.40 at the close. Meanwhile, Lojas Americanas SA (SA:LAME4) added 4.78% or 0.76 points to end at 16.67 and JBS SA (SA:JBSS3) was up 4.26% or 0.38 points to 9.30 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET6), which fell 3.01% or 0.42 points to trade at 13.55 at the close. Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA Pref (SA:GOLL4) declined 2.16% or 0.23 points to end at 10.42 and Natura Cosmeticos SA (SA:NATU3) was down 1.91% or 0.59 points to 30.27.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange by 278 to 132 and 37 ended unchanged.
Shares in Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET6) fell to 52-week lows; falling 3.01% or 0.42 to 13.55.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 1.76% to 34.10.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.26% or 3.20 to $1254.20 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 1.24% or 0.91 to hit $74.36 a barrel, while the September US coffee C contract fell 0.79% or 0.91 to trade at $114.97 .
USD/BRL was up 0.39% to 3.8759, while EUR/BRL rose 1.36% to 4.5283.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.81% at 94.23.