BRASÍLIA: Brazil stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Financials, Public Utilities and Consumption sectors led shares higher. At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa added 0.42%. The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET3), which rose 3.45% or 0.78 points to trade at 23.37 at the close. Meanwhile, JBS SA (SA:JBSS3) added 3.23% or 0.25 points to end at 8.00 and Natura Cosmeticos SA (SA:NATU3) was up 3.16% or 0.99 points to 32.28 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Suzano Papel e Celulose SA (SA:SUZB5), which fell 3.61% or 0.74 points to trade at 19.78 at the close. Embraer SA (SA:EMBR3) declined 2.01% or 0.33 points to end at 16.07 and Qualicorp SA (SA:QUAL3) was down 1.48% or 0.52 points to 34.51. Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange by 196 to 186 and 26 ended unchanged. The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 1.14% to 29.52. Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.03% or 0.41 to $1278.71 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 0.57% or 0.30 to hit $52.17 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract rose 0.61% or 0.75 to trade at $124.03 . USD/BRL was down 0.01% to 3.2331, while EUR/BRL rose 0.01% to 3.8198. The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.32% at 93.53.
