Brazil stocks higher at close of trade; Bovespa up 1.36%

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

At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa added 1.36%.

The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Brava Energia SA (BVMF:BRAV3), which rose 10.82% or 1.74 points to trade at 17.82 at the close. Meanwhile, Magazine Luiza SA (BVMF:MGLU3) added 10.55% or 0.75 points to end at 7.86 and Marcopolo SA (BVMF:POMO4) was up 6.18% or 0.42 points to 7.22 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Totvs SA (BVMF:TOTS3), which fell 1.93% or 0.67 points to trade at 34.12 at the close. Embraer SA (BVMF:EMBR3) declined 1.39% or 1.04 points to end at 73.68 and Hypera SA (BVMF:HYPE3) was down 0.66% or 0.13 points to 19.54.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the B3 Stock Exchange by 685 to 285 and 46 ended unchanged.

The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 0.33% to 30.22.

Gold Futures for April delivery was down 0.26% or 7.56 to $2,919.04 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April rose 1.07% or 0.71 to hit $67.07 a barrel, while the May US coffee C contract rose 0.17% or 0.65 to trade at $387.80 .

USD/BRL was up 0.46% to 5.79, while EUR/BRL rose 0.88% to 6.27.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.21% at 103.81.

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