Investing.com – Brazil equities were lower at the close on Thursday, as losses in the Financials, Consumption and Real Estate sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa lost 3.88%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Embraer SA (SA:EMBR3), which rose 2.11% or 0.35 points to trade at 16.92 at the close. Fibria Celulose SA (SA:FIBR3) added 1.74% or 0.54 points to end at 31.55 and Vale SA (SA:VALE3) was up 1.46% or 0.41 points to 28.47 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Natura Cosmeticos SA (SA:NATU3), which lost 11.76% or 3.08 points to trade at 23.12 in late trade. Smiles ON (SA:SMLE3) declined 10.03% or 4.80 points to end at 43.05 and Banco Santander Brasil SA (SA:SANB11) shed 7.99% or 2.25 points to 25.91.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 277 to 111 and 22 ended unchanged on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 17.62% to 45.32.
In commodities trading, Gold for February delivery was down 0.06% or 0.65 to $1173.25 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 2.87% or 1.42 to hit $50.86 a barrel, while the March US coffee C contract fell 3.70% or 5.58 to trade at $145.12 .
USD/BRL was up 2.54% to 3.4700, while EUR/BRL rose 3.07% to 3.6943.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.49% at 101.13.