Investing.com – Brazil stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Financials, Real Estate and Basic Materials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa rose 1.43%.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Petroleo Brasileiro SA (SA:PETR4), which rose 7.97% or 0.42 points to trade at 5.69 at the close. Meanwhile, Vale SA (SA:VALE3) added 7.22% or 0.65 points to end at 9.65 and Vale SA (SA:VALE5) was up 6.82% or 0.48 points to 7.52 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ALL America Latina Logistica SA (SA:RUMO3), which fell 21.62% or 0.72 points to trade at 2.61 at the close. Oi SA (SA:OIBR3) declined 6.52% or 0.15 points to end at 2.15 and Suzano Papel e Celulose SA (SA:SUZB5) was down 3.52% or 0.58 points to 15.92.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange by 180 to 137 and 9 ended unchanged.
Shares in ALL America Latina Logistica SA (SA:RUMO3) fell to 5-year lows; down 21.62% or 0.72 to 2.61.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 2.12% to 45.34.
Gold for February delivery was down 0.74% or 8.00 to $1079.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 2.08% or 0.64 to hit $31.11 a barrel, while the March US coffee C contract rose 0.94% or 1.07 to trade at $115.95 .
USD/BRL was down 0.38% to 4.0008, while EUR/BRL fell 0.57% to 4.3431.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.26% at 99.18.