Investing.com – Brazil equities were lower at the close on Friday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Real Estate and Industrials sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa declined 0.28%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were RUMO Logistica Operadora Multimodal SA (SA:RAIL3), which rose 4.33% or 0.45 points to trade at 10.84 at the close. Estacio Participacoes SA (SA:ESTC3) added 2.25% or 0.67 points to end at 30.40 and Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado (SA:SBSP3) was up 2.15% or 0.72 points to 34.23 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Cia Siderurgica Nacional SA (SA:CSNA3), which lost 5.08% or 0.52 points to trade at 9.72 in late trade. Cosan SA Industria e Comercio (SA:CSAN3) declined 2.85% or 1.11 points to end at 37.80 and CEMIG - Companhia Energetica Minas Gerais Pref (SA:CMIG4) shed 2.80% or 0.25 points to 8.67.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 202 to 200 and 31 ended unchanged on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 0.62% to 28.69.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.44% or 5.76 to $1300.56 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 0.18% or 0.09 to hit $50.64 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract fell 0.52% or 0.70 to trade at $134.57 .
USD/BRL was down 0.33% to 3.1273, while EUR/BRL fell 0.32% to 3.7371.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.04% at 91.93.