• Brazil's Bovespa rose 0.46%, led by basic materials, power and consumer stocks.
• Azzas 2154 surged 7.02%, while Vamos gained 4.65%.
• Brazil ETF volatility hit a three-year high of 50.70.

Investing - Brazil stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Electric Power and Consumption sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa rose 0.46%.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Azzas 2154 SA, which rose 7.02% or 1.22 points to trade at 18.60 at the close. Meanwhile, Vamos Locacao de Caminhoes, Maquinas e Equipamentos SA added 4.65% or 0.20 points to end at 4.50 and Hapvida Participacoes e Investimentos was up 4.50% or 0.30 points to 6.94 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Banco Santander Brasil SA Unit, which fell 2.96% or 0.85 points to trade at 27.79 at the close. Smartfit Escola de Ginastica e Danca SA declined 2.16% or 0.38 points to end at 17.18 and Suzano Papel e Celulose SA was down 2.13% or 0.94 points to 43.26.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the B3 Stock Exchange by 518 to 417 and 46 ended unchanged.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 0.42% to 50.70 a new 3-years high.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.08% or 3.37 to $4,205.67 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 0.03% or 0.03 to hit $92.90 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract fell 0.50% or 1.45 to trade at $289.25.
USD/BRL was up 0.90% to 5.22, while EUR/BRL rose 0.14% to 5.87.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.08% at 101.80. (AI)

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