Investing.com - Brazil stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Financials, Public Utilities and Basic Materials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa added 1.43%.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were B3 SA Brasil Bolsa Balcao ( BVMF :B3SA3), which rose 10.48% or 1.10 points to trade at 11.60 at the close. Meanwhile, CSN Mineracao SA ( BVMF :CMIN3) added 9.09% or 0.48 points to end at 5.76 and Companhia Siderurgica Nacional ( BVMF :CSNA3) was up 7.91% or 0.67 points to 9.14 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Cogna Educacao SA ( BVMF :COGN3), which fell 6.40% or 0.11 points to trade at 1.61 at the close. Lojas Renner SA ( BVMF :LREN3) declined 4.13% or 0.50 points to end at 11.60 and Automob Participaes SA ( BVMF :AMOB3) was down 4.00% or 0.01 points to 0.24.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the B3 Stock Exchange by 472 to 450 and 55 ended unchanged.
Shares in Automob Participaes SA ( BVMF :AMOB3) fell to all time lows; falling 4.00% or 0.01 to 0.24.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 0.33% to 30.22.
Gold Futures for April delivery was up 1.85% or 54.45 to $3,001.25 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April fell 1.36% or 0.92 to hit $66.76 a barrel, while the May US coffee C contract fell 0.27% or 1.05 to trade at $385.70 .
USD/BRL was unchanged 0.00% to 5.80, while EUR/BRL unchanged 0.00% to 6.29.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.16% at 103.76.

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