Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Financials, Industrials and Real Estate sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa added 0.99%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA Pref (SA:GOLL4), which rose 5.26% or 1.10 points to trade at 22.00 at the close. JBS SA (SA:JBSS3) added 4.26% or 0.49 points to end at 12.00 and Suzano Papel e Celulose SA (SA:SUZB3) was up 3.53% or 1.28 points to 37.57 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Kroton Educacional SA (SA:KROT3), which lost 2.65% or 0.26 points to trade at 9.54 in late trade. Via Varejo SA (SA:VVAR3) declined 1.67% or 0.08 points to end at 4.70 and B3 SA Brasil Bolsa Balcao (SA:B3SA3) shed 1.60% or 0.45 points to 27.70.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 234 to 197 and 37 ended unchanged on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 4.45% to 32.65 a new 3-month low.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.30% or 3.70 to $1246.30 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 3.56% or 1.82 to hit $52.97 a barrel, while the March US coffee C contract rose 1.02% or 1.05 to trade at $104.10 .
USD/BRL was up 0.96% to 3.8927, while EUR/BRL rose 0.93% to 4.4240.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.04% at 97.060.