Investing.com – Brazil stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Real Estate, Basic Materials and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa rose 0.26%.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Bradespar SA (SA:BRAP4), which rose 4.47% or 0.93 points to trade at 21.73 at the close. Meanwhile, JBS SA (SA:JBSS3) added 3.61% or 0.43 points to end at 12.33 and Localiza Rent a Car SA (SA:RENT3) was up 2.77% or 1.02 points to 37.87 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Klabin Unt (SA:KLBN11), which fell 4.19% or 0.68 points to trade at 15.56 at the close. Qualicorp SA (SA:QUAL3) declined 3.59% or 0.74 points to end at 19.87 and Raia Drogasil SA (SA:RADL3) was down 3.44% or 2.25 points to 63.25.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange by 188 to 185 and 33 ended unchanged.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 3.47% to 30.32.
Gold Futures for April delivery was down 0.16% or 1.90 to $1209.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March rose 1.34% or 0.71 to hit $53.52 a barrel, while the March US coffee C contract rose 0.38% or 0.57 to trade at $150.12 .
USD/BRL was down 0.67% to 3.1297, while EUR/BRL fell 0.92% to 3.3705.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.16% at 99.69.