Brazil Stock Market Update

Investing.com – Brazil stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Real Estate, Consumption, and Financials sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa gained 0.75%.

Best Performers

The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were:
– Grupo Vamos SA (BVMF:VAMO3): +6.61% or +0.31 points to trade at 5.00
– Sendas Distribuidora SA (BVMF:ASAI3): +6.07% or +0.33 points to end at 5.77
– Raizen SA Preferred (BVMF:RAIZ4): +6.02% or +0.13 points to 2.29

Worst Performers

The worst performers were:
– Automob Participações SA (BVMF:AMOB3): -10.64% or -0.05 points to trade at 0.42
– Caixa Seguridade Participacoes SA (BVMF:CXSE3): -3.81% or -0.60 points to end at 15.13
– Braskem SA (BVMF:BRKM5): -3.18% or -0.40 points to 12.19

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the B3 Stock Exchange by 661 to 295 and 49 ended unchanged.

Shares in Braskem SA (BVMF:BRKM5) fell to 3-year lows, dropping 3.18% or 0.40 to 12.19.

The CBOE Brazil ETF Volatility decreased 10.22% to 35.74.

Commodities Update

• Gold Futures for February delivery: +1.25% or +32.66 to $2,640.76 a troy ounce
• Crude Oil for January delivery: -1.57% or -1.11 to hit $69.47 a barrel
• March US Coffee C contract: -0.12% or -0.39 to trade at $323.36

Currency Update

• USD/BRL: -1.11% to 6.09
• EUR/BRL: -0.50% to 6.35
• US Dollar Index Futures: -0.54% at 107.57