Brazil Stocks Performance

Investing.com – Brazil stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Financials, Consumption, and Basic Materials sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa added 0.25%.

Best Performers

• IRB Brasil Resseguros SA (BVMF:IRBR3): +6.14% (2.99 points) to trade at 51.69
• MRV Engenharia e Participacoes SA (BVMF:MRVE3): +5.99% (0.44 points) to end at 7.79
• Natura & Co SA (BVMF:NTCO3): +3.55% (0.48 points) to 13.99

Worst Performers

• Sendas Distribuidora SA (BVMF:ASAI3): -3.91% (0.39 points) to trade at 9.59
• Azul SA Pref (BVMF:AZUL4): -3.66% (0.18 points) to end at 4.74
• Minerva SA/Brazil (BVMF:BEEF3): -2.83% (0.21 points) to 7.20

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the B3 Stock Exchange by 560 to 359, and 71 ended unchanged.

The CBOE Brazil ETF Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 4.91% to 26.14.

Commodity Prices

• Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.79% (20.05) to $2,546.05 a troy ounce.
• Crude oil for delivery in October fell 0.01% (0.01) to hit $69.19 a barrel.
• The December US coffee C contract fell 0.11% (0.27) to trade at $243.43.

Currency Exchange Rates

• USD/BRL: down 1.15% to 5.58
• EUR/BRL: down 0.79% to 6.19

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.27% at 101.03.