Investing.com - Brazil stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Real Estate, Public Utilities and Electric Power sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa gained 0.77% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Grupo Vamos SA ( BVMF :VAMO3), which rose 6.90% or 0.52 points to trade at 8.06 at the close. Meanwhile, Atacadao SA ( BVMF :CRFB3) added 6.63% or 0.60 points to end at 9.65 and YDUQS Participacoes SA ( BVMF :YDUQ3) was up 6.35% or 0.66 points to 11.06 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Marfrig Alimentos SA ( BVMF :MRFG3), which fell 6.46% or 0.83 points to trade at 12.02 at the close. JBS SA ( BVMF :JBSS3) declined 4.88% or 1.60 points to end at 31.20 and BRF SA ( BVMF :BRFS3) was down 3.64% or 0.86 points to 22.75.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the B3 Stock Exchange by 509 to 428 and 228 ended unchanged.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 2.49% to 28.78.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 1.31% or 30.55 to $2,363.95 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 1.06% or 0.88 to hit $83.69 a barrel, while the September US coffee C contract fell 1.65% or 3.75 to trade at $223.55 .
USD/BRL was down 2.03% to 5.56, while EUR/BRL fell 1.37% to 6.01.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.36% at 105.03.

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