Investing.com – Brazil equities were lower at the close on Friday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Financials and Public Utilities sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa lost 0.24%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Lojas Americanas SA (SA:LAME4), which rose 4.36% or 0.60 points to trade at 14.35 at the close. Smiles ON (SA:SMLE3) added 2.90% or 1.76 points to end at 62.50 and EDP - Energias do Brasil SA (SA:ENBR3) was up 2.19% or 0.31 points to 14.46 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Suzano Papel e Celulose SA (SA:SUZB5), which lost 3.12% or 0.43 points to trade at 13.36 in late trade. Fibria Celulose SA (SA:FIBR3) declined 2.81% or 0.92 points to end at 31.83 and CEMIG - Companhia Energetica Minas Gerais Pref (SA:CMIG4) shed 2.69% or 0.23 points to 8.32.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 179 to 172 and 43 ended unchanged on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 2.36% to 30.23.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.95% or 11.57 to $1211.73 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in August fell 2.50% or 1.14 to hit $44.38 a barrel, while the September US coffee C contract fell 0.22% or 0.28 to trade at $128.92 .
USD/BRL was down 0.42% to 3.2835, while EUR/BRL fell 0.69% to 3.7399.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.22% at 95.79.