BRASÍLIA: Brazil equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Real Estate, Public Utilities and Consumption sectors propelled shares higher. At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa rose 0.89% to hit a new 1-month high. The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais (SA:USIM5), which rose 5.24% or 0.24 points to trade at 4.82 at the close. ALL America Latina Logistica SA (SA:RUMO3) added 5.22% or 0.36 points to end at 7.26 and Bradespar SA (SA:BRAP4) was up 5.00% or 0.99 points to 20.80 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Fibria Celulose SA (SA:FIBR3), which lost 2.97% or 0.98 points to trade at 31.98 in late trade. Klabin Unt (SA:KLBN11) declined 2.80% or 0.47 points to end at 16.33 and Cielo SA (SA:CIEL3) shed 2.66% or 0.67 points to 24.54. Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 220 to 123 and 25 ended unchanged on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange. The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 7.60% to 30.52 a new 1-month low. In commodities trading, Gold for February delivery was up 0.65% or 7.85 to $1209.35 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in March rose 1.96% or 1.02 to hit $53.14 a barrel, while the March US coffee C contract rose 1.60% or 2.41 to trade at $153.23 . USD/BRL was down 0.85% to 3.1692, while EUR/BRL fell 0.54% to 3.3901. The US Dollar Index was down 0.28% at 100.82.
