Investing.com – Brazil stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Financials and Consumption sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa rose 1.06% to hit a new 52-week high.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Braskem SA (SA:BRKM5), which rose 3.73% or 0.98 points to trade at 27.22 at the close. Meanwhile, Cia Siderurgica Nacional SA (SA:CSNA3) added 3.44% or 0.34 points to end at 10.22 and Bradespar SA (SA:BRAP4) was up 3.27% or 0.34 points to 10.74 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Cielo SA (SA:CIEL3), which fell 3.53% or 1.17 points to trade at 32.00 at the close. WEG SA (SA:WEGE3) declined 2.35% or 0.42 points to end at 17.42 and Localiza Rent a Car SA (SA:RENT3) was down 1.92% or 0.80 points to 40.80.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange by 201 to 141 and 36 ended unchanged.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 2.66% to 34.08.
Gold for December delivery was down 0.39% or 4.85 to $1252.75 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 0.22% or 0.11 to hit $50.33 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract rose 1.55% or 2.37 to trade at $155.12 .
USD/BRL was up 0.77% to 3.2033, while EUR/BRL rose 0.05% to 3.5158.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.53% at 98.05.