Investing.com – Brazil stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Real Estate, Electric Power and Financials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa gained 0.30%.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were CTEEP Cia de Transmissao de Energia (BVMF:TRPL4), which rose 5.34% or 1.27 points to trade at 25.05 at the close. Meanwhile, Sendas Distribuidora SA (BVMF:ASAI3) added 2.31% or 0.15 points to end at 6.65 and Prio SA (BVMF:PRIO3) was up 2.70% or 1.18 points to 44.88 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Azul SA Pref (BVMF:AZUL4), which fell 5.99% or 0.37 points to trade at 5.81 at the close. Companhia Siderurgica Nacional (BVMF:CSNA3) declined 2.47% or 0.30 points to end at 11.84 and Natura & Co SA (BVMF:NTCO3) was down 2.20% or 0.34 points to 15.12.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the B3 Stock Exchange by 516 to 385 and 69 ended unchanged.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 14.47% to 35.53 a new 52-week high.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.82% or 21.65 to $2,647.65 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 3.07% or 2.25 to hit $75.49 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract rose 1.95% or 4.87 to trade at $254.92 .
USD/BRL was down 0.19% to 5.58, while EUR/BRL unchanged 0.08% to 6.11.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.05% at 102.64.
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