Investing.com – Brazil stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Real Estate, Financials and Consumption sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa gained 1.51%.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Petroleo Brasileiro SA (SA:PETR3), which rose 10.60% or 1.77 points to trade at 18.47 at the close. Meanwhile, Petroleo Brasileiro SA PN (SA:PETR4) added 9.14% or 1.34 points to end at 16.00 and Qualicorp SA (SA:QUAL3) was up 5.52% or 0.96 points to 18.35 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Fibria Celulose SA (SA:FIBR3), which fell 7.07% or 2.36 points to trade at 31.01 at the close. Vale SA (SA:VALE3) declined 3.84% or 1.12 points to end at 28.06 and Suzano Papel e Celulose SA (SA:SUZB5) was down 3.75% or 0.50 points to 12.85.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange by 199 to 154 and 31 ended unchanged.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 0.90% to 38.57.
Gold for February delivery was down 1.35% or 16.05 to $1174.75 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 8.22% or 3.72 to hit $48.95 a barrel, while the March US coffee C contract fell 1.39% or 2.12 to trade at $150.70 .
USD/BRL was down 0.49% to 3.3823, while EUR/BRL fell 0.95% to 3.5856.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.52% at 101.51.