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 Participações 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 Participações 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.