Brazil shares higher at close of trade; Bovespa up 0.50%

Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Real Estate, Consumption and Public Utilities sectors propelled shares higher.

At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa rose 0.50%.

The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Cogna Educacao SA (BVMF:COGN3), which rose 6.77% or 0.09 points to trade at 1.42 at the close. Ez Tec SA (BVMF:EZTC3) added 6.71% or 0.93 points to end at 14.78 and YDUQS Participacoes SA (BVMF:YDUQ3) was up 6.30% or 0.61 points to 10.29 in late trade.

Biggest losers included JBS SA (BVMF:JBSS3), which lost 3.59% or 1.30 points to trade at 34.91 in late trade. BRF SA (BVMF:BRFS3) declined 2.29% or 0.59 points to end at 25.12 and Vale SA (BVMF:VALE3) shed 1.85% or 1.08 points to 57.30.

Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 602 to 337 and 51 ended unchanged on the B3 Stock Exchange.

The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 23.34% to 31.65.

In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 1.19% or 29.85 to $2,546.55 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 2.60% or 1.90 to hit $74.91 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract rose 1.42% or 3.45 to trade at $246.35 .

USD/BRL was down 1.67% to 5.49, while EUR/BRL fell 1.24% to 6.13.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.80% at 100.58.