Investing.com – Brazil equities were lower at the close on Thursday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Financials and Telecoms sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa lost 0.21%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Telefonica Brasil SA (BVMF:VIVT3), which rose 4.35% or 2.11 points to trade at 50.62 at the close. WEG SA (BVMF:WEGE3) added 4.22% or 2.14 points to end at 52.80 and Marfrig Alimentos SA (BVMF:MRFG3) was up 3.63% or 0.41 points to 11.72 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Embraer SA (BVMF:EMBR3), which lost 4.11% or 1.80 points to trade at 42.01 in late trade. Dexco SA (BVMF:DXCO3) declined 3.97% or 0.29 points to end at 7.02 and Companhia Siderurgica Nacional (BVMF:CSNA3) shed 3.46% or 0.41 points to 11.45.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 543 to 431 and 41 ended unchanged on the B3 Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 1.70% to 25.17.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.57% or 14.10 to $2,487.10 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 1.32% or 1.03 to hit $76.88 a barrel, while the September US coffee C contract fell 0.94% or 2.15 to trade at $227.05 .
USD/BRL was up 1.74% to 5.75, while EUR/BRL rose 1.12% to 6.19.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.33% at 104.20.