Investing.com – Brazil stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the added 0.12% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the were Lwsa SA (BVMF:), which rose 4.23% or 0.19 points to trade at 4.68 at the close. Meanwhile, Banco Santander Brasil SA Unit (BVMF:) added 3.37% or 0.90 points to end at 27.64 and Ez Tec SA (BVMF:) was up 3.19% or 0.44 points to 14.25 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Azul SA Pref (BVMF:), which fell 4.61% or 0.41 points to trade at 8.49 at the close. Vale SA (BVMF:) declined 1.60% or 1.01 points to end at 62.01 and Natura & Co SA (BVMF:) was down 1.57% or 0.25 points to 15.64.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the B3 Stock Exchange by 480 to 446 and 66 ended unchanged.
The , which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 4.27% to 24.24 a new 3-months low.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.44% or 10.35 to $2,378.25 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 1.22% or 0.99 to hit $82.40 a barrel, while the September US coffee C contract fell 1.83% or 4.57 to trade at $245.38 .
USD/BRL was unchanged 0.06% to 5.42, while EUR/BRL rose 0.13% to 5.86.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.10% at 104.70.
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