Investing.com – Brazil stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the rose 1.23%.
The best performers of the session on the were Lwsa SA (BVMF:), which rose 6.22% or 0.27 points to trade at 4.61 at the close. Meanwhile, MRV Engenharia e Participacoes SA (BVMF:) added 5.94% or 0.41 points to end at 7.31 and Cogna Educacao SA (BVMF:) was up 4.97% or 0.09 points to 1.90 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Braskem SA (BVMF:), which fell 4.12% or 0.77 points to trade at 17.90 at the close. Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo SABESP (BVMF:) declined 0.88% or 0.69 points to end at 77.32 and Alpargatas SA (BVMF:) was down 0.52% or 0.05 points to 9.60.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the B3 Stock Exchange by 514 to 412 and 61 ended unchanged.
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