Investing.com – Brazil equities were lower at the close on Thursday, as losses in the Real Estate, Industrials and Consumption sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa declined 0.24%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Smiles ON (SA:SMLE3), which rose 5.09% or 2.87 points to trade at 59.25 at the close. Cia Paranaense de Energia (SA:CPLE6) added 4.28% or 1.43 points to end at 34.86 and Banco do Brasil SA (SA:BBAS3) was up 3.23% or 1.03 points to 32.89 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Localiza Rent a Car SA (SA:RENT3), which lost 2.38% or 0.97 points to trade at 39.76 in late trade. Banco Santander Brasil SA Unit (SA:SANB11) declined 2.27% or 0.81 points to end at 34.89 and Hypermarcas SA (SA:HYPE3) shed 2.25% or 0.64 points to 27.80.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 206 to 164 and 27 ended unchanged on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 0.70% to 27.37.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.69% or 8.45 to $1241.55 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in March rose 0.56% or 0.30 to hit $53.41 a barrel, while the May US coffee C contract rose 1.05% or 1.54 to trade at $148.27 .
USD/BRL was up 0.96% to 3.0888, while EUR/BRL rose 1.72% to 3.2976.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.61% at 100.46.