Brazil stocks higher at close of trade; Bovespa up 0.47%

Brazil stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Real Estate, Financials and Consumption sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa rose 0.47%.

The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Companhia Siderurgica Nacional (BVMF:CSNA3), which rose 12.41% or 0.67 points to trade at 6.07 at the close. Meanwhile, Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais Pref Class A (BVMF:USIM5) added 4.74% or 0.30 points to end at 6.67 and Petroreconcavo SA (BVMF:RECV3) was up 4.58% or 0.56 points to 12.80 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Vibra Energia SA (BVMF:VBBR3), which fell 3.19% or 1.18 points to trade at 35.90 at the close. WEG SA (BVMF:WEGE3) declined 2.89% or 1.27 points to end at 42.84 and Telefonica Brasil SA (BVMF:VIVT3) was down 2.26% or 0.75 points to 32.43.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the B3 Stock Exchange by 532 to 434 and 44 ended unchanged.

The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 6.55% to 67.69 a new 5-year high.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.07% or 2.65 to $4,010.55 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 0.09% or 0.09 to hit $103.18 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract fell 2.06% or 6.45 to trade at $306.00 .

USD/BRL was down 1.20% to 4.98, while EUR/BRL fell 1.38% to 5.58.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.00% at 101.66.