Wall Street closes at a record for the first time since end of January
Investing.com – Brazil stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Real Estate, Electric Power and Financials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa gained 0.99%.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Raizen SA Preferred (BVMF:RAIZ4), which rose 5.48% or 0.08 points to trade at 1.54 at the close. Meanwhile, Cvc Brasil ON (BVMF:CVCB3) added 4.74% or 0.11 points to end at 2.43 and Natura & Co SA (BVMF:NATU3) was up 4.27% or 0.39 points to 9.53 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were WEG SA (BVMF:WEGE3), which fell 8.01% or 3.31 points to trade at 38.01 at the close. BRF SA (BVMF:BRFS3) declined 1.85% or 0.41 points to end at 21.75 and Grupo Vamos SA (BVMF:VAMO3) was down 1.52% or 0.06 points to 3.89.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the B3 Stock Exchange by 549 to 383 and 64 ended unchanged.
Shares in WEG SA (BVMF:WEGE3) fell to 52-week lows; losing 8.01% or 3.31 to 38.01.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 5.25% to 26.69.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 1.28% or 44.20 to $3,399.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 0.12% or 0.08 to hit $65.39 a barrel, while the September US coffee C contract rose 1.15% or 3.40 to trade at $299.75 .
USD/BRL was down 0.82% to 5.52, while EUR/BRL fell 0.65% to 6.50.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.20% at 96.93.