Investing.com – Brazil equities were lower at the close on Thursday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Real Estate and Public Utilities sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa fell 0.29%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Localiza Rent a Car SA (SA:RENT3), which rose 4.16% or 1.83 points to trade at 45.81 at the close. Banco Bradesco SA (SA:BBDC3) added 2.99% or 0.95 points to end at 32.75 and Banco Bradesco SA Pref (SA:BBDC4) was up 2.92% or 0.95 points to 33.49 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Vale SA Pref (SA:VALE5), which lost 4.33% or 1.16 points to trade at 25.60 in late trade. Cia Siderurgica Nacional SA (SA:CSNA3) declined 4.28% or 0.34 points to end at 7.60 and CEMIG - Companhia Energetica Minas Gerais Pref (SA:CMIG4) shed 3.60% or 0.32 points to 8.58.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 184 to 157 and 25 ended unchanged on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 3.90% to 30.27.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.09% or 1.10 to $1265.30 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in June fell 0.75% or 0.37 to hit $49.25 a barrel, while the July US coffee C contract fell 0.58% or 0.75 to trade at $129.57 .
USD/BRL was up 0.21% to 3.1810, while EUR/BRL fell 0.05% to 3.4598.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.16% at 99.01.