Investing.com – Brazil equities were lower at the close on Thursday, as losses in the Industrials, Financials and Consumption sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa lost 0.04%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were CEMIG - Companhia Energetica Minas Gerais Pref (SA:CMIG4), which rose 4.41% or 0.30 points to trade at 7.10 at the close. Cia Paranaense de Energia (SA:CPLE6) added 3.49% or 0.85 points to end at 25.20 and Tim Participacoes SA (SA:TIMP3) was up 2.48% or 0.30 points to 12.40 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Localiza Rent a Car SA (SA:RENT3), which lost 66.69% or 41.73 points to trade at 20.84 in late trade. EcoRodovias SA (SA:ECOR3) declined 2.44% or 0.31 points to end at 12.39 and Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado (SA:SBSP3) shed 1.92% or 0.65 points to 33.25.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 182 to 164 and 37 ended unchanged on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 2.54% to 32.60.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.05% or 0.70 to $1291.50 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 0.88% or 0.51 to hit $58.53 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract rose 0.32% or 0.40 to trade at $124.30 .
USD/BRL was down 0.09% to 3.2213, while EUR/BRL rose 0.18% to 3.8182.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.12% at 93.04.