
© Reuters. Brazil stocks rose; as of the close of the closing, Brazilian IBOVESPA stock index rose 0.99%
Investing.com – Brazil stocks were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Finance, Public Facilities and Electricity sectors led shares higher.
When Brazil closed, the Brazilian IBOVESPA stock index rose by 0.99%, a record high.
The best performing stock in Brazil's IBOVESPA stock index was Banco BTG Pactual SA (SA:BPAC11), up 3.97% (2.70 points) and closed at 70.65. Meanwhile, WEG ON EJ NM (SA:WEGE3) rose 3.35% (1.03 points) to close at 31.74; Tim Mobile (SA:TIMP3) rose 3.06% (0.42 points) and closed at 14.13 at the end of the trading session.
has the weakest performance on the market, Mafrig Group (SA:MRFG3), up 2.84% (0.32 points) and closed at 10.95. Brazilian JBS (SA:JBSS3) fell 2.75% (0.77 points) to close at 27.25; Suzano Papel e Celulose SA (SA:SUZB3) closed down 2.77% (1.08 points) with a quotation of 37.87.
354 stocks on the Brazilian São Paulo Stock Exchange rose, exceeding the number of stocks that closed lower - 193. At the same time, 40 stocks have not risen or fall, basically remained the same.
WEG ON EJ NM (SA:WEGE3) stock rose to an all-time high, up 3.35% (1.03 points) and closed at 31.74. Tim Mobile (SA:TIMP3) stock rose to a one-year high, up 3.06% (0.42 points), closing at 14.13.
, which is used to measure the Brazilian IBOVESPA stock index option , implied volatility , fell 5.56% to 24.99, a new low in a year.
Gold Futures 2-month option contract price fell 0.26% (3.85 points) to $1,480.55. For the rest of the futures, the price of the January delivery WTI crude oil futures futures contract rose 4.03% (2.26 points) and the price was 58.36 US dollars. At the same time, the March US C-type coffee futures futures contract fell 1.79% (2.22), and the trading price was US$121.58.
USD/BRL rose 0.06%, with the exchange rate of 4.2089; at the same time, EUR/BRL rose 0.04%, with the quotation of 4.6627.
USD index futures fell 0.11% to 97.570.