Investing.com – Brazil equities were lower at the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Financials, Public Utilities and Telecoms sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa declined 0.22%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Natura Cosmeticos SA (SA:NATU3), which rose 4.19% or 1.32 points to trade at 32.82 at the close. Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais (SA:USIM5) added 4.16% or 0.36 points to end at 9.02 and Fibria Celulose SA (SA:FIBR3) was up 3.46% or 1.50 points to 44.89 in late trade.
Biggest losers included CEMIG - Companhia Energetica Minas Gerais Pref (SA:CMIG4), which lost 2.49% or 0.21 points to trade at 8.21 in late trade. Petroleo Brasileiro SA PN (SA:PETR4) declined 2.00% or 0.32 points to end at 15.66 and Petroleo Brasileiro SA (SA:PETR3) shed 1.98% or 0.33 points to 16.31.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 211 to 209 and 35 ended unchanged on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 0.04% to 28.06.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.03% or 0.44 to $1277.46 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 1.01% or 0.51 to hit $49.91 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract fell 0.16% or 0.20 to trade at $125.47 .
USD/BRL was down 0.35% to 3.1319, while EUR/BRL fell 0.17% to 3.6845.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.15% at 93.28.