Investing.com – Brazil stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Industrials, Financials and Real Estate sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa gained 2.41% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Embraer SA (SA:EMBR3), which rose 22.50% or 3.71 points to trade at 20.20 at the close. Meanwhile, Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET6) added 5.70% or 1.13 points to end at 20.95 and Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET3) was up 4.96% or 0.85 points to 18.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Telefonica Brasil SA (SA:VIVT4), which fell 1.03% or 0.52 points to trade at 49.75 at the close. Cielo SA (SA:CIEL3) declined 0.13% or 0.03 points to end at 23.10 and EcoRodovias SA (SA:ECOR3) was 0.00% or 0.00 points to 11.80.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange by 269 to 114 and 41 ended unchanged.
Shares in Embraer SA (SA:EMBR3) rose to 52-week highs; rising 22.50% or 3.71 to 20.20.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 1.10% to 25.17.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.20% or 2.50 to $1272.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 0.22% or 0.13 to hit $58.22 a barrel, while the March US coffee C contract fell 0.87% or 1.07 to trade at $122.05 .
USD/BRL was up 0.32% to 3.3082, while EUR/BRL rose 0.30% to 3.9272.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.10% at 92.85.