BRASÍLIA: Brazil stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Financials, Real Estate and Electric Power sectors led shares higher. At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa gained 1.36%. The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Raia Drogasil SA (SA:RADL3), which rose 4.89% or 3.30 points to trade at 70.80 at the close. Meanwhile, Banco do Brasil SA (SA:BBAS3) added 4.15% or 1.15 points to end at 28.86 and Natura Cosmeticos SA (SA:NATU3) was up 3.69% or 1.20 points to 33.70 in late trade. The worst performers of the session were JBS SA (SA:JBSS3), which fell 6.09% or 0.50 points to trade at 7.71 at the close. Klabin Unt (SA:KLBN11) declined 2.01% or 0.35 points to end at 17.10 and Embraer SA (SA:EMBR3) was down 1.67% or 0.28 points to 16.48.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange by 252 to 111 and 31 ended unchanged. The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 4.45% to 40.60. Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.82% or 10.24 to $1266.64 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July rose 1.76% or 0.86 to hit $49.76 a barrel, while the July US coffee C contract rose 1.35% or 1.75 to trade at $131.22 . USD/BRL was down 0.29% to 3.2658, while EUR/BRL fell 0.57% to 3.6490. The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.22% at 97.35.