Investing.com – Brazil equities were lower at the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Consumption, Industrials and Financials sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa fell 0.06%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Telefonica Brasil SA (SA:VIVT4), which rose 3.54% or 1.53 points to trade at 44.80 at the close. Vale SA (SA:VALE3) added 1.97% or 0.42 points to end at 21.77 and Suzano Papel e Celulose SA (SA:SUZB5) was up 1.95% or 0.21 points to 11.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included JBS SA (SA:JBSS3), which lost 11.45% or 1.35 points to trade at 10.44 in late trade. Natura Cosmeticos SA (SA:NATU3) declined 4.28% or 1.43 points to end at 32.00 and Marfrig Alimentos SA (SA:MRFG3) shed 4.17% or 0.25 points to 5.75.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 199 to 190 and 32 ended unchanged on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 4.69% to 30.35.
In commodities trading, Gold for December delivery was down 0.51% or 6.45 to $1267.15 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 1.52% or 0.76 to hit $49.20 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract fell 0.04% or 0.07 to trade at $163.95 .
USD/BRL was up 0.80% to 3.1401, while EUR/BRL rose 0.96% to 3.4249.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.08% at 98.61.