Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Public Utilities and Bovespa Electrical Energy sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa rose 0.92%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were CSN Mineracao SA (BVMF:CMIN3), which rose 5.13% or 0.25 points to trade at 5.12 at the close. IRB Brasil Resseguros SA (BVMF:IRBR3) added 4.21% or 2.11 points to end at 52.21 and Companhia Siderurgica Nacional (BVMF:CSNA3) was up 4.10% or 0.32 points to 8.13 in late trade.
Biggest losers included YDUQS Participacoes SA (BVMF:YDUQ3), which fell 5.71% or 0.52 points to trade at 8.58 in late trade. Hapvida Participacoes e Investimentos (BVMF:HAPV3) declined 5.49% or 0.13 points to end at 2.24 and Cosan SA Industria e Comercio (BVMF:CSAN3) down 4.98% or 0.43 points to 8.20.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones by 540 to 399 and 55 ended unchanged on the B3 Stock Exchange.
Shares in IRB Brasil Resseguros SA (BVMF:IRBR3) rose to 52-week highs; rising 4.21% or 2.11 to 52.21.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 2.29% to 28.64.
Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.43% or 11.74 to $2,739.16 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 0.50% or 0.39 to hit $77.46 a barrel, while the March US coffee C contract rose 0.08% or 0.27 to trade at $327.42 .
USD/BRL was up 0.46% to 6.08, while EUR/BRL unchanged 0.02% to 6.23.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.38% at 109.23.