Investing.com – Brazil equities were lower at the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Consumption, Real Estate and Financials sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa declined 0.10%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado (SA:SBSP3), which rose 4.79% or 1.55 points to trade at 33.90 at the close. Cia Paranaense de Energia (SA:CPLE6) added 3.88% or 0.91 points to end at 24.35 and Cia Siderurgica Nacional SA (SA:CSNA3) was up 3.80% or 0.29 points to 7.93 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Suzano Papel e Celulose SA (SA:SUZB3), which lost 3.88% or 0.80 points to trade at 19.80 in late trade. Fibria Celulose SA (SA:FIBR3) declined 3.44% or 1.84 points to end at 51.70 and BRF SA (SA:BRFS3) shed 2.62% or 1.11 points to 41.19.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 197 to 189 and 38 ended unchanged on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 2.66% to 32.56.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.84% or 10.82 to $1292.52 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 2.02% or 1.15 to hit $57.98 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract rose 0.32% or 0.40 to trade at $124.30 .
USD/BRL was down 1.06% to 3.2244, while EUR/BRL fell 0.41% to 3.8098.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.73% at 93.20.