Investing.com – Brazil stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Consumption, Real Estate and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa added 0.41%.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Natura Cosmeticos SA (SA:NATU3), which rose 6.11% or 1.38 points to trade at 23.97 at the close. Meanwhile, JBS SA (SA:JBSS3) added 5.76% or 0.43 points to end at 7.90 and Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado (SA:SBSP3) was up 2.74% or 0.94 points to 35.20 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Cia Paranaense de Energia (SA:CPLE6), which fell 2.24% or 0.60 points to trade at 26.20 at the close. Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET6) declined 2.14% or 0.36 points to end at 16.43 and CEMIG - Companhia Energetica Minas Gerais Pref (SA:CMIG4) was down 1.86% or 0.16 points to 8.44.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange by 226 to 137 and 42 ended unchanged.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 2.80% to 25.33 a new 52-week low.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.81% or 10.12 to $1259.52 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 0.84% or 0.41 to hit $49.16 a barrel, while the September US coffee C contract rose 0.80% or 1.08 to trade at $135.55 .
USD/BRL was up 0.39% to 3.1509, while EUR/BRL fell 0.10% to 3.6796.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.51% at 93.77.