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 rose 0.19%.
The best performers of the session on the were YDUQS Participacoes SA (BVMF:), which rose 8.54% or 0.80 points to trade at 10.17 at the close. Meanwhile, Localiza Rent a Car SA (BVMF:) added 3.46% or 1.40 points to end at 41.90 and Sendas Distribuidora SA (BVMF:) was up 3.41% or 0.23 points to 6.97 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were CSN Mineracao SA (BVMF:), which fell 4.82% or 0.32 points to trade at 6.34 at the close. Atacadao SA (BVMF:) declined 3.36% or 0.29 points to end at 8.35 and Grupo Vamos SA (BVMF:) was down 2.25% or 0.13 points to 5.64.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the B3 Stock Exchange by 525 to 390 and 80 ended unchanged.
Shares in Atacadao SA (BVMF:) fell to all time lows; down 3.36% or 0.29 to 8.35. Shares in Grupo Vamos SA (BVMF:) fell to all time lows; losing 2.25% or 0.13 to 5.64.
The , which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 3.59% to 29.99 a new 1-month high.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.30% or 8.10 to $2,671.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 1.28% or 0.94 to hit $74.65 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract rose 1.15% or 2.90 to trade at $254.95 .
USD/BRL was down 0.31% to 5.46, while EUR/BRL fell 0.82% to 5.99.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.47% at 102.23.
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