BRASÍLIA: Brazil stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Real Estate, Consumption and Financials sectors led shares higher. At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa rose 0.34%. The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Estacio Participacoes SA (SA:ESTC3), which rose 5.63% or 0.81 points to trade at 15.21 at the close. Meanwhile, EcoRodovias SA (SA:ECOR3) added 5.48% or 0.48 points to end at 9.24 and Localiza Rent a Car SA (SA:RENT3) was up 5.23% or 2.00 points to 40.21 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais (SA:USIM5), which fell 3.51% or 0.17 points to trade at 4.67 at the close. BRF SA (SA:BRFS3) declined 2.50% or 1.02 points to end at 39.78 and Lojas Americanas SA (SA:LAME4) was down 2.15% or 0.34 points to 15.46. Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange by 179 to 162 and 26 ended unchanged.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 1.66% to 32.66. Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.06% or 0.75 to $1203.95 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April fell 1.64% or 0.81 to hit $48.47 a barrel, while the May US coffee C contract rose 0.63% or 0.88 to trade at $141.38 . USD/BRL was down 1.54% to 3.1439, while EUR/BRL fell 0.39% to 3.3647. The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.77% at 101.19.
