Investing.com – Brazil equities were lower at the close on Thursday, as losses in the Real Estate, Financials and Consumption sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa declined 0.81%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Magazine Luiza SA (SA:MGLU3), which rose 4.64% or 6.67 points to trade at 150.32 at the close. JBS SA (SA:JBSS3) added 2.47% or 0.22 points to end at 9.14 and CEMIG - Companhia Energetica Minas Gerais Pref (SA:CMIG4) was up 2.73% or 0.27 points to 10.15 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Raia Drogasil SA (SA:RADL3), which lost 5.67% or 4.07 points to trade at 67.70 in late trade. Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET3) declined 4.15% or 0.86 points to end at 19.85 and MRV Engenharia e Participacoes SA (SA:MRVE3) shed 3.68% or 0.47 points to 12.30.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 274 to 192 and 36 ended unchanged on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 7.86% to 47.00.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 2.85% or 34.00 to $1227.40 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 3.13% or 2.29 to hit $70.88 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract rose 1.25% or 1.40 to trade at $113.10 .
USD/BRL was up 0.65% to 3.7809, while EUR/BRL rose 1.31% to 4.3843.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.57% at 94.68.