Investing.com – Brazil stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the added 1.34%.
The best performers of the session on the were Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (BVMF:), which rose 4.02% or 1.41 points to trade at 36.46 at the close. Meanwhile, Multiplan SA (BVMF:) added 3.63% or 0.83 points to end at 23.70 and Iguatemi SA Unit (BVMF:) was up 3.54% or 0.65 points to 19.03 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Cvc Brasil ON (BVMF:), which fell 8.98% or 0.23 points to trade at 2.33 at the close. Hapvida Participacoes e Investimentos (BVMF:) declined 1.15% or 0.03 points to end at 2.59 and Braskem SA (BVMF:) was down 1.11% or 0.17 points to 15.21.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the B3 Stock Exchange by 571 to 426 and 50 ended unchanged.
Shares in Hapvida Participacoes e Investimentos (BVMF:) fell to 52-week lows; losing 1.15% or 0.03 to 2.59.
The , which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 1.77% to 31.58.
Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.81% or 21.80 to $2,654.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January fell 0.06% or 0.04 to hit $68.50 a barrel, while the March US coffee C contract rose 3.58% or 10.88 to trade at $314.58 .
USD/BRL was down 0.48% to 6.01, while EUR/BRL rose 0.26% to 6.37.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.55% at 105.71.
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