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Investing.com – Brazil stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Consumption, Financials and Electric Power sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa added 2.70% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Grupo Vamos SA (BVMF:VAMO3), which rose 9.17% or 0.42 points to trade at 5.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Hapvida Participacoes e Investimentos (BVMF:HAPV3) added 8.19% or 0.19 points to end at 2.51 and Cvc Brasil ON (BVMF:CVCB3) was up 7.03% or 0.13 points to 1.98 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Pet Center Comercio e Partcipacoes (BVMF:PETZ3), which fell 1.79% or 0.08 points to trade at 4.39 at the close. Suzano Papel e Celulose SA (BVMF:SUZB3) declined 0.64% or 0.38 points to end at 58.85 and Porto Seguro SA (BVMF:PSSA3) was down 0.51% or 0.20 points to 39.29.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the B3 Stock Exchange by 626 to 321 and 65 ended unchanged.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 0.50% to 28.39.
Gold Futures for April delivery was down 1.71% or 50.24 to $2,895.16 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 0.84% or 0.60 to hit $70.69 a barrel, while the March US coffee C contract fell 4.34% or 19.05 to trade at $419.85 .
USD/BRL was down 1.23% to 5.70, while EUR/BRL fell 0.85% to 5.99.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.53% at 106.65.