Investing.com – Brazil stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Financials, Electric Power and Real Estate sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa added 1.49%.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were BM&FBovespa SA (SA:BVMF3), which rose 3.50% or 0.58 points to trade at 17.15 at the close. Meanwhile, Cia Paranaense de Energia (SA:CPLE6) added 3.25% or 1.05 points to end at 33.38 and Petroleo Brasileiro SA PN (SA:PETR4) was up 3.05% or 0.40 points to 13.51 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were EcoRodovias SA (SA:ECOR3), which fell 1.88% or 0.16 points to trade at 8.33 at the close. Fibria Celulose SA (SA:FIBR3) declined 1.00% or 0.24 points to end at 23.70 and Klabin Unt (SA:KLBN11) was down 0.94% or 0.16 points to 16.78.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange by 210 to 139 and 30 ended unchanged.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 2.45% to 37.38.
Gold for December delivery was down 0.62% or 8.20 to $1317.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 0.44% or 0.19 to hit $43.77 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract fell 0.11% or 0.17 to trade at $148.68 .
USD/BRL was down 1.31% to 3.2988, while EUR/BRL fell 1.38% to 3.7085.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.04% at 95.29.