Investing.com – Brazil equities were lower at the close on Thursday, as losses in the Financials, Real Estate and Industrials sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa fell 0.90%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Estacio Participacoes SA (SA:ESTC3), which rose 3.08% or 0.65 points to trade at 21.77 at the close. Qualicorp SA (SA:QUAL3) added 2.70% or 0.90 points to end at 34.20 and Lojas Americanas SA (SA:LAME4) was up 1.76% or 0.29 points to 16.81 in late trade.
Biggest losers included JBS SA (SA:JBSS3), which lost 4.14% or 0.36 points to trade at 8.34 in late trade. Banco Santander Brasil SA Unit (SA:SANB11) declined 2.92% or 0.81 points to end at 26.95 and Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET6) shed 2.91% or 0.52 points to 17.37.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 257 to 109 and 33 ended unchanged on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 5.66% to 25.21.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.79% or 10.13 to $1293.03 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 0.45% or 0.21 to hit $46.99 a barrel, while the September US coffee C contract fell 1.89% or 2.48 to trade at $128.47 .
USD/BRL was up 0.68% to 3.1745, while EUR/BRL rose 0.28% to 3.7210.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.25% at 93.64.