Investing.com – Brazil equities were lower at the close on Thursday, as losses in the Financials, Real Estate and Electric Power sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa fell 1.00%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Ambev SA (SA:ABEV3), which rose 5.24% or 0.99 points to trade at 19.89 at the close. Equatorial Energia SA (SA:EQTL3) added 3.29% or 1.95 points to end at 61.15 and Qualicorp SA (SA:QUAL3) was up 2.41% or 0.47 points to 19.97 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET3), which lost 5.97% or 1.07 points to trade at 16.85 in late trade. Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET6) declined 5.75% or 1.16 points to end at 19.03 and EDP - Energias do Brasil SA (SA:ENBR3) shed 5.14% or 0.74 points to 13.66.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 252 to 145 and 30 ended unchanged on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 0.41% to 32.13.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.77% or 9.50 to $1222.30 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 0.51% or 0.35 to hit $69.65 a barrel, while the September US coffee C contract fell 1.31% or 1.45 to trade at $109.47 .
USD/BRL was up 1.57% to 3.7466, while EUR/BRL rose 0.79% to 4.3628.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.62% at 94.56.