Investing.com – Brazil equities were lower at the close on Friday, as losses in the Real Estate, Basic Materials and Industrials sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa fell 0.21%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Azul SA Pref (BVMF:AZUL4), which rose 6.06% or 0.34 points to trade at 5.95 at the close. SLC Agricola SA (BVMF:SLCE3) added 5.84% or 1.03 points to end at 18.66 and Atacadao SA (BVMF:CRFB3) was up 5.45% or 0.48 points to 9.28 in late trade.
Biggest losers included CSN Mineracao SA (BVMF:CMIN3), which lost 4.03% or 0.29 points to trade at 6.91 in late trade. Embraer SA (BVMF:EMBR3) declined 3.71% or 1.86 points to end at 48.27 and Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais SA USIMINAS Pref (BVMF:USIM5) shed 2.19% or 0.14 points to 6.24.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 529 to 399 and 61 ended unchanged on the B3 Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 0.22% to 27.47.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.73% or 19.75 to $2,675.15 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 1.37% or 0.93 to hit $68.60 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract fell 1.61% or 4.42 to trade at $269.48 .
USD/BRL was unchanged 0.06% to 5.43, while EUR/BRL fell 0.28% to 6.07.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.13% at 100.12.