Investing.com – Brazil equities were lower at the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Consumption, Electric Power and Real Estate sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa declined 0.01% to hit a new 3-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were JBS SA (SA:JBSS3), which rose 5.32% or 0.32 points to trade at 6.33 at the close. Bradespar SA (SA:BRAP4) added 3.54% or 0.63 points to end at 18.43 and Vale SA Pref (SA:VALE5) was up 3.49% or 0.84 points to 24.90 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Estacio Participacoes SA (SA:ESTC3), which lost 7.28% or 1.15 points to trade at 14.65 in late trade. Kroton Educacional SA (SA:KROT3) declined 3.54% or 0.49 points to end at 13.36 and Qualicorp SA (SA:QUAL3) shed 2.70% or 0.85 points to 30.60.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 204 to 161 and 37 ended unchanged on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 2.09% to 34.25.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.30% or 3.71 to $1247.21 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in August fell 2.18% or 0.95 to hit $42.56 a barrel, while the September US coffee C contract fell 1.86% or 2.31 to trade at $121.97 .
USD/BRL was up 0.13% to 3.3312, while EUR/BRL rose 0.41% to 3.7186.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.17% at 97.23.