Investing.com – Brazil equities were lower at the close on Friday, as losses in the Real Estate, Industrials and Basic Materials sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa lost 0.28%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Companhia Brasileira De Distribuica (BVMF:PCAR3), which rose 3.81% or 0.12 points to trade at 3.27 at the close. Lojas Renner SA (BVMF:LREN3) added 3.37% or 0.61 points to end at 18.71 and Pet Center Comercio e Partcipacoes (BVMF:PETZ3) was up 2.74% or 0.13 points to 4.88 in late trade.
Biggest losers included MRV Engenharia e Participacoes SA (BVMF:MRVE3), which lost 5.40% or 0.42 points to trade at 7.36 in late trade. Minerva SA/Brazil (BVMF:BEEF3) declined 4.48% or 0.26 points to end at 5.54 and Metalurgica Gerdau SA (BVMF:GOAU4) shed 3.77% or 0.41 points to 10.47.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 575 to 345 and 63 ended unchanged on the B3 Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 14.47% to 35.53 a new 52-week high.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 1.25% or 33.00 to $2,672.30 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 0.16% or 0.12 to hit $75.73 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract fell 0.89% or 2.27 to trade at $252.48 .
USD/BRL was up 0.45% to 5.61, while EUR/BRL rose 0.43% to 6.14.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.06% at 102.71.