Investing.com – Brazil stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Real Estate, Public Utilities and Financials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa gained 1.42% to hit a new 3-months high.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Vivara Participacoes SA (BVMF:VIVA3), which rose 7.42% or 1.83 points to trade at 26.48 at the close. Meanwhile, Lojas Renner SA (BVMF:LREN3) added 6.48% or 0.94 points to end at 15.44 and B3 SA Brasil Bolsa Balcao (BVMF:B3SA3) was up 5.73% or 0.65 points to 12.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Alpargatas SA (BVMF:ALPA4), which fell 4.12% or 0.36 points to trade at 8.37 at the close. YDUQS Participacoes SA (BVMF:YDUQ3) declined 3.83% or 0.41 points to end at 10.29 and Hapvida Participacoes e Investimentos (BVMF:HAPV3) was down 2.44% or 0.11 points to 4.39.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the B3 Stock Exchange by 470 to 461 and 54 ended unchanged.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 0.69% to 31.91.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.22% or 5.50 to $2,468.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 1.01% or 0.77 to hit $76.96 a barrel, while the September US coffee C contract fell 5.05% or 12.38 to trade at $232.92 .
USD/BRL was down 0.70% to 5.51, while EUR/BRL fell 1.04% to 6.02.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.06% at 102.96.