Investing.com – Brazil stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Real Estate and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa gained 0.54%.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Klabin Unt (SA:KLBN11), which rose 6.18% or 0.99 points to trade at 17.01 at the close. Meanwhile, CCR SA (SA:CCRO3) added 5.97% or 0.84 points to end at 14.91 and Lojas Americanas SA (SA:LAME4) was up 5.06% or 0.81 points to 16.81 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Marfrig Alimentos SA (SA:MRFG3), which fell 2.12% or 0.14 points to trade at 6.45 at the close. Petroleo Brasileiro SA PN (SA:PETR4) declined 1.80% or 0.29 points to end at 15.86 and Petroleo Brasileiro SA (SA:PETR3) was down 1.56% or 0.29 points to 18.32.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange by 216 to 148 and 30 ended unchanged.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 2.12% to 36.93.
Gold for February delivery was up 0.49% or 5.75 to $1175.85 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January fell 2.02% or 1.03 to hit $49.90 a barrel, while the March US coffee C contract fell 0.32% or 0.45 to trade at $142.12 .
USD/BRL was down 0.70% to 3.3843, while EUR/BRL fell 0.28% to 3.6428.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.30% at 100.21.