Investing.com – Brazilian stocks were higher after Friday’s close as gains in the , and sectors pushed shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the price gained 0.75%.
The best artists of the session on the were Grupo Vamos SA (BVMF:), which rose 6.61% or 0.31 points to trade at the close at 5.00 am. In the meantime, Sendas Distribuidora SA (BVMF:) added 6.07% or 0.33 points to end at 5.77 and Raizen SA Preferred (BVMF:) rose 6.02% or 0.13 points to 2.29 in late trading.
The worst performers of the session were Automob Participações SA (BVMF:), which fell 10.64% or 0.05 points to trade at 0.42 at the close. Caixa Seguridade Participacoes SA (BVMF:) fell 3.81% or 0.60 points to end at 15.13 and Braskem SA (BVMF:) fell 3.18% or 0.40 points to 12.19.
Rising stocks outpaced falling stocks on the B3 Stock Exchange by 661 to 295, with 49 ending unchanged.
Shares in Braskem SA (BVMF:) fell to a three-year low; fell by 3.18% or 0.40 to 12.19.
The , which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, fell 10.22% to 35.74.
February gold futures rose 1.25%, or 32.66, to $2,640.76 per troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, crude oil for January delivery fell 1.57%, or 1.11, to $69.47 a barrel, while the U.S. Coffee C contract for March fell 0.12%, or 0.39, to $323. 36.
USD/BRL fell 1.11% to 6.09, while EUR/BRL fell 0.50% to 6.35.
US Dollar Index Futures fell 0.54% to 107.57.
