Investing.com – Brazil equities were lower at the close on Thursday, as losses in the Consumption, Real Estate and Industrials sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa declined 0.13% to hit a new 6-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Companhia Brasileira De Distribuica (BVMF:PCAR3), which rose 5.17% or 0.15 points to trade at 3.05 at the close. Raizen SA Preferred (BVMF:RAIZ4) added 4.49% or 0.12 points to end at 2.79 and Braskem SA (BVMF:BRKM5) was up 3.30% or 0.59 points to 18.48 in late trade.
Biggest losers included MRV Engenharia e Participacoes SA (BVMF:MRVE3), which lost 4.48% or 0.31 points to trade at 6.61 in late trade. Grupo Vamos SA (BVMF:VAMO3) declined 4.02% or 0.29 points to end at 6.93 and Pet Center Comercio e Partcipacoes (BVMF:PETZ3) shed 3.71% or 0.13 points to 3.37.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 631 to 287 and 54 ended unchanged on the B3 Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 4.01% to 27.02.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for August delivery was down 1.51% or 35.60 to $2,319.20 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in July fell 0.57% or 0.45 to hit $78.05 a barrel, while the July US coffee C contract rose 0.53% or 1.20 to trade at $225.55 .
USD/BRL was down 0.80% to 5.37, while EUR/BRL fell 1.25% to 5.77.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.19% at 104.81.