Investing.com – Brazil equities were lower at the close on Thursday, as losses in the Financials, Consumption and Public Utilities sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa fell 2.50%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Fibria Celulose SA (SA:FIBR3), which rose 1.40% or 1.12 points to trade at 81.17 at the close. Cia Siderurgica Nacional SA (SA:CSNA3) added 0.58% or 0.05 points to end at 8.65 and WEG SA (SA:WEGE3) was up 0.48% or 0.09 points to 18.84 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET3), which lost 6.55% or 1.11 points to trade at 15.84 in late trade. Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET6) declined 6.31% or 1.24 points to end at 18.42 and Estacio Participacoes SA (SA:ESTC3) shed 5.18% or 1.19 points to 21.80.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 305 to 158 and 32 ended unchanged on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 4.20% to 47.91 a new 52-week high.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.44% or 5.30 to $1206.20 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 0.94% or 0.65 to hit $70.16 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to trade at $102.78 .
USD/BRL was up 0.90% to 4.1425, while EUR/BRL rose 0.54% to 4.8341.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.17% at 94.62.