Investing.com – Brazil stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Consumption, Basic Materials and Real Estate sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa gained 1.12%.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Companhia Brasileira deDistribuicao (SA:PCAR4), which rose 9.46% or 6.20 points to trade at 71.75 at the close. Meanwhile, Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET3) added 5.24% or 0.90 points to end at 18.06 and Marfrig Alimentos SA (SA:MRFG3) was up 4.94% or 0.34 points to 7.22 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were JBS SA (SA:JBSS3), which fell 1.91% or 0.20 points to trade at 10.27 at the close. Engie Brasil Energia SA (SA:EGIE3) declined 0.99% or 0.34 points to end at 34.00 and Tim Participacoes SA (SA:TIMP3) was down 0.87% or 0.09 points to 10.26.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange by 260 to 93 and 24 ended unchanged.
Shares in Companhia Brasileira deDistribuicao (SA:PCAR4) rose to 52-week highs; up 9.46% or 6.20 to 71.75.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 1.19% to 29.91.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.31% or 3.90 to $1269.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 0.43% or 0.21 to hit $49.18 a barrel, while the July US coffee C contract rose 2.86% or 3.70 to trade at $133.27 .
USD/BRL was down 0.11% to 3.1797, while EUR/BRL rose 0.12% to 3.4651.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.14% at 98.88.