Brazil Stock Market Update

Brazil stocks experienced gains after the close on Thursday, driven by rising shares in the Basic Materials, Industrials, and Financials sectors.

At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa index rose by 1.08%.

Best Performers

• Azul SA Pref (BVMF:AZUL4): +10.00% (up 0.51 points to 5.61)
• Companhia Siderurgica Nacional (BVMF:CSNA3): +8.95% (up 1.09 points to 13.27)
• Cogna Educacao SA (BVMF:COGN3): +7.20% (up 0.09 points to 1.34)

Worst Performers

• 3R Petroleum Oleo E Gas Sa (BVMF:BRAV3): -6.54% (down 1.19 points to 17.01)
• Prio SA (BVMF:PRIO3): -4.84% (down 2.17 points to 42.64)
• Vivara Participacoes SA (BVMF:VIVA3): -3.13% (down 0.86 points to 26.64)

On the B3 Stock Exchange, rising stocks outnumbered declining ones with 483 advancing to 462 declining, while 51 remained unchanged.

Shares of 3R Petroleum reached all-time lows, declining 6.54%. The CBOE Brazil ETF Volatility index increased by 3.39% to 27.41.

Commodity Updates

• Gold Futures (Dec): +0.40% (up 10.65 to $2,695.35/oz)
• Crude Oil (Nov): -3.19% (down 2.22 to $67.47/barrel)
• US Coffee C (Dec): +1.68% (up 4.53 to $273.63)

Currency Updates

• USD/BRL: -0.61% to 5.44
• EUR/BRL: -0.10% to 6.09
• US Dollar Index Futures: -0.33% at 100.29.