Investing.com – Brazil stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Public Utilities and Real Estate sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa rose 0.42%.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Bradespar SA (SA:BRAP4), which rose 3.70% or 0.35 points to trade at 9.82 at the close. Meanwhile, Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado (SA:SBSP3) added 2.78% or 0.79 points to end at 29.22 and Cyrela Brazil Realty SA (SA:CYRE3) was up 2.52% or 0.25 points to 10.18 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Qualicorp SA (SA:QUAL3), which fell 2.54% or 0.53 points to trade at 20.37 at the close. Suzano Papel e Celulose SA (SA:SUZB5) declined 2.16% or 0.23 points to end at 10.41 and Localiza Rent a Car SA (SA:RENT3) was down 1.44% or 0.58 points to 39.63.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange by 171 to 155 and 37 ended unchanged.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 0.18% to 38.32 a new 1-month high.
Gold for December delivery was up 0.18% or 2.40 to $1326.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 2.69% or 1.21 to hit $43.69 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract fell 0.09% or 0.13 to trade at $148.85 .
USD/BRL was up 0.89% to 3.3437, while EUR/BRL rose 1.18% to 3.7619.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.23% at 95.32.