Investing.com – Brazil equities were lower at the close on Friday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Financials and Industrials sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa fell 0.44%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA Pref (SA:GOLL4), which rose 7.50% or 1.65 points to trade at 23.65 at the close. Estacio Participacoes SA (SA:ESTC3) added 2.18% or 0.53 points to end at 24.85 and Cielo SA (SA:CIEL3) was up 1.94% or 0.18 points to 9.44 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Via Varejo SA (SA:VVAR3), which lost 7.45% or 0.35 points to trade at 4.35 in late trade. Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais (SA:USIM5) declined 2.80% or 0.27 points to end at 9.38 and Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET6) shed 2.50% or 0.73 points to 28.50.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 227 to 206 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 1.17% to 32.92.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.46% or 5.80 to $1241.60 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in January fell 2.83% or 1.49 to hit $51.09 a barrel, while the March US coffee C contract fell 1.78% or 1.85 to trade at $102.25 .
USD/BRL was up 0.63% to 3.9159, while EUR/BRL rose 0.18% to 4.4275.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.40% at 97.440.