Investing.com – Brazil stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the gained 0.64%.
The best performers of the session on the were Azul SA Pref (BVMF:), which rose 22.52% or 0.91 points to trade at 4.95 at the close. Meanwhile, Cvc Brasil ON (BVMF:) added 14.29% or 0.26 points to end at 2.08 and Braskem SA (BVMF:) was up 7.79% or 1.40 points to 19.38 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Sendas Distribuidora SA (BVMF:), which fell 2.98% or 0.27 points to trade at 8.80 at the close. Atacadao SA (BVMF:) declined 2.67% or 0.25 points to end at 9.11 and Vibra Energia SA (BVMF:) was down 1.60% or 0.41 points to 25.28.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the B3 Stock Exchange by 592 to 340 and 49 ended unchanged.
Shares in Sendas Distribuidora SA (BVMF:) fell to all time lows; losing 2.98% or 0.27 to 8.80.
The , which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 2.49% to 27.55.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 1.09% or 28.05 to $2,608.65 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 0.38% or 0.26 to hit $69.23 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract rose 3.56% or 8.88 to trade at $258.28 .
USD/BRL was down 1.06% to 5.57, while EUR/BRL fell 0.83% to 6.17.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.22% at 101.12.
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