© Reuters. Brazil stocks rose; as of the close of the closing, Brazilian IBOVESPA stock index rose 0.89%
Investing.com – Brazil stocks were higher at the end of Thursday, with gains in the Basic Materials, Industry and Finance sectors leading shares higher.
When Brazil closed, the Brazilian IBOVESPA stock index rose 0.89%, hitting a new high in the past month.
The best performing stock in Brazil's IBOVESPA stock index was MINERVA ON NM (SA:BEEF3), up 7.31% (0.91 points) and closed at 13.36. Meanwhile, Embraer (SA:EMBR3) rose 4.81% (0.41 points) to close at 8.93; Suzano Papel e Celulose SA (SA:SUZB3) rose 4.51% (1.72 points), and closed at 39.85 at the end of the trading session.
, the weakest stock on the market, was ECORODOVIAS ON NM (SA:ECOR3), down 4.23% (0.60 points) and closed at 13.57. Jero (SA:CIEL3) fell 3.52% (0.16 points) to close at 4.38; RUMO Logistica Operadora Multimodal SA (SA:RAIL3) closed down 3.41% (0.79 points) with a quotation of 22.36.
384 stocks on the Brazilian São Paulo Stock Exchange rose, exceeding the number of stocks that closed lower - 271. At the same time, 39 stocks did not rise or fall, and were basically the same.
, which is used to measure the implicit volatility of Brazilian IBOVESPA stock index options , fell 0.93% to 49.24.
Gold Futures 8-month option contract price rose 0.99% (16.90 points), reaching 1721.70 USD . For the rest of the futures, the price of the WTI crude oil futures contract for July delivery rose by 0.13% (0.05 points) and the price was $37.34. At the same time, the July US C-type coffee futures futures contract fell by 0.83% (0.82), and the trading price was $98.28.
USD/BRL rose 1.50%, with the exchange rate of 5.1380; at the same time, EUR/BRL rose 2.37%, with a quotation of 5.8206.
USD index futures fell 0.46% to 96.812.
