Investing.com – Brazil equities were lower at the close on Friday, as losses in the Financials, Basic Materials and Public Utilities sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa lost 0.38%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were BRF SA (SA:BRFS3), which rose 4.96% or 1.20 points to trade at 25.37 at the close. Viavarejo Unt (SA:VVAR11) added 4.33% or 1.35 points to end at 32.55 and Marfrig Alimentos SA (SA:MRFG3) was up 2.38% or 0.19 points to 8.16 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Hypermarcas SA (SA:HYPE3), which lost 6.41% or 2.30 points to trade at 33.60 in late trade. Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET6) declined 4.24% or 0.95 points to end at 21.45 and Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET3) shed 4.14% or 0.78 points to 18.07.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 195 to 195 and 38 ended unchanged on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 0.95% to 26.69.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.77% or 10.40 to $1338.40 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in May fell 0.01% or 0.01 to hit $68.28 a barrel, while the July US coffee C contract rose 0.83% or 0.97 to trade at $117.55 .
USD/BRL was up 0.71% to 3.4088, while EUR/BRL rose 0.24% to 4.1882.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.47% at 90.06.