Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Real Estate, Public Utilities and Bovespa Electrical Energy sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa gained 0.77% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Grupo Vamos SA (BVMF:VAMO3), which rose 6.90% or 0.52 points to trade at 8.06 at the close. Atacadao SA (BVMF:CRFB3) added 6.63% or 0.60 points to end at 9.65 and YDUQS Participacoes SA (BVMF:YDUQ3) was up 6.35% or 0.66 points to 11.06 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Marfrig Alimentos SA (BVMF:MRFG3), which fell 6.46% or 0.83 points to trade at 12.02 in late trade. JBS SA (BVMF:JBSS3) declined 4.88% or 1.60 points to end at 31.20 and BRF SA (BVMF:BRFS3) down 3.64% or 0.86 points to 22.75.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones by 509 to 428 and 228 ended unchanged on the B3 Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 2.49% to 28.78.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 1.31% or 30.55 to $2,363.95 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 1.06% or 0.88 to hit $83.69 a barrel, while the September US coffee C contract fell 1.65% or 3.75 to trade at $223.55 .
USD/BRL was down 2.03% to 5.56, while EUR/BRL fell 1.37% to 6.01.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.36% at 105.03.