Investing.com – Brazil equities were lower at the close on Thursday, as losses in the Real Estate, Financials and Electric Power sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa lost 0.26%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Lwsa SA (BVMF:LWSA3), which rose 4.63% or 0.20 points to trade at 4.52 at the close. Lojas Renner SA (BVMF:LREN3) added 2.41% or 0.31 points to end at 13.18 and Gerdau SA Pref (BVMF:GGBR4) was up 2.06% or 0.37 points to 18.32 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Atacadao SA (BVMF:CRFB3), which lost 3.23% or 0.31 points to trade at 9.28 in late trade. Grupo Vamos SA (BVMF:VAMO3) declined 3.22% or 0.29 points to end at 8.72 and Petroreconcavo SA (BVMF:RECV3) shed 2.78% or 0.59 points to 20.65.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 509 to 445 and 57 ended unchanged on the B3 Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 1.55% to 24.96.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for August delivery was down 2.25% or 54.40 to $2,361.30 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 0.76% or 0.59 to hit $78.18 a barrel, while the September US coffee C contract rose 0.65% or 1.50 to trade at $232.65 .
USD/BRL was down 0.14% to 5.65, while EUR/BRL fell 0.09% to 6.13.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.03% at 104.15.