Brazil stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Industrials , Real Estate and Electric Power sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa added 0.03%.

The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Embraer SA (BVMF: EMBR3 ), which rose 4.73% or 2.56 points to trade at 56.69 at the close. Meanwhile, Lwsa SA (BVMF: LWSA3 ) added 3.19% or 0.13 points to end at 4.26 and Azzas 2154 SA (BVMF: AZZA3 ) was up 2.69% or 1.08 points to 41.18 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were IRB Brasil Resseguros SA (BVMF: IRBR3 ), which fell 6.85% or 2.98 points to trade at 40.50 at the close. Raizen SA Preferred (BVMF: RAIZ4 ) declined 6.42% or 0.17 points to end at 2.48 and Hapvida Participacoes e Investimentos (BVMF: HAPV3 ) was down 6.34% or 0.21 points to 3.10.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the B3 Stock Exchange by 501 to 449 and 61 ended unchanged.

Shares in Embraer SA (BVMF: EMBR3 ) rose to all time highs; rising 4.73% or 2.56 to 56.69. Shares in Raizen SA Preferred (BVMF: RAIZ4 ) fell to 52-week lows; falling 6.42% or 0.17 to 2.48. Shares in Hapvida Participacoes e Investimentos (BVMF: HAPV3 ) fell to 52-week lows; down 6.34% or 0.21 to 3.10.

The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility , which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 21.07% to 41.09 a new 52-week high.

Gold Futures for December delivery was down 1.08% or 28.05 to $2,578.25 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 0.12% or 0.08 to hit $68.04 a barrel, while the March US coffee C contract rose 3.43% or 9.03 to trade at $272.13 .

USD/BRL was unchanged 0.00% to 5.81, while EUR/BRL unchanged 0.06% to 6.13.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.42% at 106.40.