Market Summary

Investing.com – Brazil stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, with gains in the Real Estate, Public Utilities, and Financials sectors leading shares upward.

At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa added 1.34%.

Best Performers

The best performers of the session on the Bovespa included:
1. Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (BVMF:ELET3): +4.02% (1.41 points) to trade at 36.46.
2. Multiplan SA (BVMF:MULT3): +3.63% (0.83 points) to end at 23.70.
3. Iguatemi SA Unit (BVMF:IGTI11): +3.54% (0.65 points) to reach 19.03 in late trade.

Worst Performers

The worst performers of the session included:
1. Cvc Brasil ON (BVMF:CVCB3): -8.98% (0.23 points) to trade at 2.33.
2. Hapvida Participacoes e Investimentos (BVMF:HAPV3): -1.15% (0.03 points) to end at 2.59.
3. Braskem SA (BVMF:BRKM5): -1.11% (0.17 points) to close at 15.21.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the B3 Stock Exchange by 571 to 426, with 50 ending unchanged.

Shares in Hapvida Participacoes e Investimentos (BVMF:HAPV3) fell to 52-week lows, losing 1.15% (0.03 to 2.59).

The CBOE Brazil ETF Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, decreased by 1.77% to 31.58.

Commodities

• Gold Futures for February delivery fell 0.81% (21.80) to $2,654.40 a troy ounce.
• Crude oil for January delivery dropped 0.06% (0.04) to $68.50 a barrel.
• The March US coffee C contract rose 3.58% (10.88) to trade at $314.58.

Currency Exchange

• USD/BRL was down 0.48% to 6.01.
• EUR/BRL rose 0.26% to 6.37.

The US Dollar Index Futures decreased by 0.55% at 105.71.