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Brazil shares higher at close of trade; Bovespa up 0.05%


Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the , and sectors propelled shares higher.

At the close in Sao Paulo, the gained 0.05%.

The biggest gainers of the session on the were Marfrig Alimentos SA (BVMF:), which rose 8.26% or 1.29 points to trade at 16.90 at the close. 3R Petroleum Oleo E Gas Sa (BVMF:) added 6.59% or 1.03 points to end at 16.65 and Cvc Brasil ON (BVMF:) was up 5.99% or 0.13 points to 2.30 in late trade.

Biggest losers included MRV Engenharia e Participacoes SA (BVMF:), which lost 7.07% or 0.49 points to trade at 6.44 in late trade. Ultrapar Participacoes SA (BVMF:) declined 6.22% or 1.28 points to end at 19.29 and Pet Center Comercio e Partcipacoes (BVMF:) shed 5.53% or 0.25 points to 4.30.

Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 533 to 409 and 59 ended unchanged on the B3 Stock Exchange.

The , which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 22.46% to 31.86.

In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.61% or 15.90 to $2,570.60 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 0.28% or 0.19 to hit $68.62 a barrel, while the March US coffee C contract rose 3.01% or 8.15 to trade at $279.35 .

USD/BRL was unchanged 0.00% to 5.79, while EUR/BRL unchanged 0.00% to 6.10.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.39% at 106.79.





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