Brazil shares higher at close of trade; Bovespa up 0.09%

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

At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa gained 0.09%.

The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were YDUQS Participacoes SA (BVMF:YDUQ3), which rose 8.54% or 0.80 points to trade at 10.17 at the close. Localiza Rent a Car SA (BVMF:RENT3) added 3.46% or 1.40 points to end at 41.90 and Sendas Distribuidora SA (BVMF:ASAI3) was up 3.41% or 0.23 points to 6.97 in late trade.

Biggest losers included CSN Mineracao SA (BVMF:CMIN3), which lost 4.82% or 0.32 points to trade at 6.34 in late trade. Atacadao SA (BVMF:CRFB3) declined 3.36% or 0.29 points to end at 8.35 and Grupo Vamos SA (BVMF:VAMO3) shed 2.25% or 0.13 points to 5.64.

Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 525 to 390 and 80 ended unchanged on the B3 Stock Exchange.

The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 3.59% to 29.99 a new 1-month high.

In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.30% or 8.15 to $2,671.05 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 1.23% or 0.91 to hit $74.62 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract rose 1.15% or 2.90 to trade at $254.95 .

USD/BRL was down 0.29% to 5.46, while EUR/BRL fell 0.82% to 5.99.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.47% at 102.23.