Investing.com – Brazil equities were lower at the close on Thursday, as losses in the Electric Power, Public Utilities and Consumption sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa fell 0.13% to hit a new 6-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Cvc Brasil ON (BVMF:CVCB3), which rose 8.70% or 0.12 points to trade at 1.50 at the close. IRB Brasil Resseguros SA (BVMF:IRBR3) added 4.88% or 2.07 points to end at 44.52 and Braskem SA (BVMF:BRKM5) was up 3.37% or 0.39 points to 11.97 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Eneva SA (BVMF:ENEV3), which lost 9.31% or 0.98 points to trade at 9.55 in late trade. Minerva SA/Brazil (BVMF:BEEF3) declined 5.70% or 0.29 points to end at 4.80 and Companhia Siderurgica Nacional (BVMF:CSNA3) shed 4.97% or 0.44 points to 8.42.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 579 to 395 and 45 ended unchanged on the B3 Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 0.72% to 31.84.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for February delivery was up 1.15% or 30.47 to $2,671.47 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 1.98% or 1.42 to hit $73.14 a barrel, while the March US coffee C contract rose 1.58% or 5.05 to trade at $324.80 .
USD/BRL was down 1.14% to 6.15, while EUR/BRL fell 2.11% to 6.32.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.73% at 109.09.