Investing.com – Brazil stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Financials, Basic Materials and Real Estate sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa added 2.84%.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were B2W Cia Digital (SA:BTOW3), which rose 5.29% or 2.11 points to trade at 42.02 at the close. Meanwhile, Petroleo Brasileiro SA PN (SA:PETR4) added 4.66% or 1.01 points to end at 22.68 and RUMO Logistica Operadora Multimodal SA (SA:RAIL3) was up 4.55% or 0.74 points to 17.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Log Commercial Properties e Participacoes SA (SA:LOGG3), which fell 1.80% or 0.33 points to trade at 18.02 at the close. CCR SA (SA:CCRO3) declined 1.06% or 0.12 points to end at 11.20 and Raia Drogasil SA (SA:RADL3) was down 0.02% or 0.01 points to 57.15.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange by 332 to 87 and 35 ended unchanged.
Shares in B2W Cia Digital (SA:BTOW3) rose to 5-year highs; up 5.29% or 2.11 to 42.02. Shares in Raia Drogasil SA (SA:RADL3) fell to 52-week lows; down 0.02% or 0.01 to 57.15.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 2.19% to 36.61.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.10% or 1.30 to $1282.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 1.46% or 0.65 to hit $45.26 a barrel, while the March US coffee C contract fell 0.74% or 0.75 to trade at $101.00 .
USD/BRL was up 0.21% to 3.8813, while EUR/BRL rose 0.29% to 4.4419.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.08% at 95.922.