Brazil stocks higher at close of trade; Bovespa up 0.50%

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

At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa rose 0.50%.

The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Cogna Educacao SA (BVMF:COGN3), which rose 6.77% or 0.09 points to trade at 1.42 at the close. Meanwhile, Ez Tec SA (BVMF:EZTC3) added 6.71% or 0.93 points to end at 14.78 and YDUQS Participacoes SA (BVMF:YDUQ3) was up 6.30% or 0.61 points to 10.29 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were JBS SA (BVMF:JBSS3), which fell 3.59% or 1.30 points to trade at 34.91 at the close. BRF SA (BVMF:BRFS3) declined 2.29% or 0.59 points to end at 25.12 and Vale SA (BVMF:VALE3) was down 1.85% or 1.08 points to 57.30.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the B3 Stock Exchange by 602 to 337 and 51 ended unchanged.

The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 23.34% to 31.65.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 1.18% or 29.80 to $2,546.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 2.60% or 1.90 to hit $74.91 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract rose 1.42% or 3.45 to trade at $246.35 .

USD/BRL was down 1.70% to 5.49, while EUR/BRL fell 1.24% to 6.13.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.81% at 100.58.