Investing.com – Brazil equities were lower at the close on Thursday, as losses in the Consumption, Basic Materials and Industrials sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa fell 0.35%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET3), which rose 7.93% or 1.21 points to trade at 16.46 at the close. Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET6) added 7.13% or 1.26 points to end at 18.94 and CEMIG - Companhia Energetica Minas Gerais Pref (SA:CMIG4) was up 4.43% or 0.35 points to 8.25 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Viavarejo Unt (SA:VVAR11), which lost 3.20% or 0.64 points to trade at 19.36 in late trade. JBS SA (SA:JBSS3) declined 3.16% or 0.29 points to end at 8.88 and Suzano Papel e Celulose SA (SA:SUZB3) shed 2.64% or 1.17 points to 43.16.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 227 to 197 and 31 ended unchanged on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 0.29% to 34.81.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.34% or 4.00 to $1181.00 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 0.72% or 0.47 to hit $65.48 a barrel, while the September US coffee C contract fell 0.24% or 0.25 to trade at $101.92 .
USD/BRL was down 0.11% to 3.9025, while EUR/BRL rose 0.23% to 4.4395.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.11% at 96.48.