Investing.com – Brazilian stocks were higher after Tuesday’s close as gains in the , and sectors pushed shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the price gained 0.34%.
The best artists of the session on the were Grupo Vamos SA (BVMF:), which rose 4.66% or 0.26 points to trade at 5.84 at the close. Meanwhile, BRF SA (BVMF:) added 3.74% or 0.88 points to end at 24.41 and Natura & Co SA (BVMF:) rose 3.25% or 0.45 points to 14.29 in the late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Sendas Distribuidora SA (BVMF:), which fell 3.06% or 0.22 points to trade at 6.97 at the close. Embraer SA (BVMF:) fell 2.19% or 1.22 points to end at 54.44 and Rede D’Or São Luiz SA (BVMF:) fell 2.17% or 0.64 points to 28.82 .
Rising stocks outpaced falling stocks on the B3 Stock Exchange by 541 to 398, with 60 ending unchanged.
The , which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, fell 4.49% to 29.59.
December gold futures rose 0.83%, or 21.80, to $2,636.40 per troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, crude oil for January delivery rose 0.35%, or 0.24, to $69.41 a barrel, while the U.S. Coffee C contract for March rose 0.70%, or 1.97, to $284. 17.
USD/BRL rose 0.39% to 5.77, while EUR/BRL rose 0.30% to 6.11.
US Dollar Index Futures fell 0.08% to 106.12.