Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Real Estate, Financials and Basic Materials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa added 2.64% to hit a new 3-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Automob Participações SA (BVMF:AMOB3), which rose 16.67% or 0.04 points to trade at 0.28 at the close. Magazine Luiza SA (BVMF:MGLU3) added 13.48% or 1.14 points to end at 9.60 and Companhia Siderurgica Nacional (BVMF:CSNA3) was up 11.82% or 1.08 points to 10.22 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Natura & Co SA (BVMF:NTCO3), which fell 29.94% or 4.06 points to trade at 9.50 in late trade. Azzas 2154 SA (BVMF:AZZA3) declined 10.42% or 2.50 points to end at 21.50 and LWSA SA (BVMF:LWSA3) down 4.33% or 0.12 points to 2.65.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones by 691 to 268 and 43 ended unchanged on the B3 Stock Exchange.
Shares in Natura & Co SA (BVMF:NTCO3) fell to 5-year lows; losing 29.94% or 4.06 to 9.50. Shares in Azzas 2154 SA (BVMF:AZZA3) fell to 5-year lows; falling 10.42% or 2.50 to 21.50.
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 up 0.08% or 2.30 to $2,993.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April rose 0.96% or 0.64 to hit $67.19 a barrel, while the May US coffee C contract fell 2.20% or 8.50 to trade at $377.20 .
USD/BRL was down 0.96% to 5.74, while EUR/BRL fell 0.75% to 6.25.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.11% at 103.72.