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 rose 2.19% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Ultrapar Participacoes SA (SA:UGPA3), which rose 6.44% or 2.75 points to trade at 45.45 at the close. Meanwhile, B2W Cia Digital (SA:BTOW3) added 5.23% or 1.56 points to end at 31.41 and Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA Pref (SA:GOLL4) was up 5.00% or 0.68 points to 14.28 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Suzano Papel e Celulose SA (SA:SUZB3), which fell 2.22% or 0.98 points to trade at 43.13 at the close. Klabin Unt (SA:KLBN11) declined 1.15% or 0.23 points to end at 19.71 and Tim Participacoes SA (SA:TIMP3) was down 0.96% or 0.12 points to 12.38.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange by 237 to 116 and 30 ended unchanged.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 1.60% to 32.94.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.40% or 4.90 to $1225.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 0.94% or 0.65 to hit $68.31 a barrel, while the September US coffee C contract rose 1.06% or 1.14 to trade at $108.22 .
USD/BRL was down 0.95% to 3.7144, while EUR/BRL fell 0.90% to 4.3054.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.12% at 94.89.