BRASÍLIA: Brazil stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Financials, Consumption and Industrials sectors led shares higher. At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa gained 0.36%. The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Fibria Celulose SA (SA:FIBR3), which rose 3.84% or 1.27 points to trade at 34.32 at the close. Meanwhile, JBS SA (SA:JBSS3) added 2.44% or 0.15 points to end at 6.30 and Kroton Educacional SA (SA:KROT3) was up 2.40% or 0.34 points to 14.50 in late trade. The worst performers of the session were Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET6), which fell 4.71% or 0.80 points to trade at 16.20 at the close. Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET3) declined 4.27% or 0.54 points to end at 12.11 and Cia Siderurgica Nacional SA (SA:CSNA3) was down 3.92% or 0.28 points to 6.87. Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange by 180 to 180 and 33 ended unchanged.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 1.93% to 32.28. Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.21% or 2.65 to $1246.45 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 0.29% or 0.13 to hit $44.87 a barrel, while the September US coffee C contract rose 0.94% or 1.18 to trade at $126.33. USD/BRL was up 0.66% to 3.3026, while EUR/BRL rose 1.28% to 3.7788. The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.51% at 95.29.
