BRASÍLIA: Brazil stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Financials, Real Estate and Electric Power sectors led shares higher. At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa gained 0.28% to hit a new 1-month high. The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET3), which rose 8.52% or 1.37 points to trade at 17.45 at the close. Meanwhile, Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET6) added 6.35% or 1.25 points to end at 20.92 and Banco do Brasil SA (SA:BBAS3) was up 3.12% or 1.04 points to 34.39 in late trade. The worst performers of the session were Marfrig Alimentos SA (SA:MRFG3), which fell 3.54% or 0.28 points to trade at 7.62 at the close. Suzano Papel e Celulose SA (SA:SUZB5) declined 3.02% or 0.39 points to end at 12.51 and MRV Engenharia e Participacoes SA (SA:MRVE3) was down 2.46% or 0.38 points to 15.06.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange by 184 to 163 and 52 ended unchanged. The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 2.82% to 32.87. Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.48% or 5.86 to $1224.76 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 1.04% or 0.49 to hit $47.82 a barrel, while the July US coffee C contract fell 1.56% or 2.13 to trade at $134.27 . USD/BRL was down 0.80% to 3.1425, while EUR/BRL fell 0.77% to 3.4145. The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.02% at 99.52.
