Brazil Stocks Higher at Close of Trade; Bovespa Up 1.59%

• Brazil's Bovespa jumped 1.59% to a new all-time high, boosted by gains in Real Estate, Consumption, and Public Utilities.
• Top performers included Totvs (+6.97%), Localiza (+5.21%, hitting a 52-week high), and Hapvida (+4.71%).
• Braskem, Embraer, and Lojas Renner led declines, while market breadth was positive and volatility ( CBOE Brazil ETF Volatility) inched down to 28.81.

Investing - Brazil stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Real Estate, Consumption and Public Utilities sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa rose 1.59% to hit a new all time high.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Totvs SA, which rose 6.97% or 3.09 points to trade at 47.41 at the close. Meanwhile, Localiza Rent a Car SA added 5.21% or 2.46 points to end at 49.68 and Hapvida Participacoes e Investimentos was up 4.71% or 0.69 points to 15.33 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Braskem SA, which fell 2.51% or 0.20 points to trade at 7.76 at the close. Embraer SA declined 1.95% or 1.69 points to end at 84.77 and Lojas Renner SA was down 1.68% or 0.26 points to 15.20.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the B3 Stock Exchange by 553 to 372 and 63 ended unchanged.
Shares in Localiza Rent a Car SA rose to 52-week highs; gaining 5.21% or 2.46 to 49.68.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 0.45% to 28.81.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.13% or 5.30 to $4,237.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 1.29% or 0.76 to hit $59.71 a barrel, while the March US coffee C contract rose 1.70% or 6.35 to trade at $378.80.
USD/BRL was unchanged 0.06% to 5.30, while EUR/BRL fell 0.19% to 6.18.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.20% at 99.00. (AI)

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