Investing.com – Brazil equities were lower at the close on Friday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Industrials and Financials sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa lost 0.45%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET6), which rose 4.36% or 0.96 points to trade at 22.96 at the close. Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET3) added 3.30% or 0.63 points to end at 19.70 and CCR SA (SA:CCRO3) was up 3.01% or 0.53 points to 18.16 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Gerdau SA Pref (SA:GGBR4), which lost 5.34% or 0.69 points to trade at 12.22 in late trade. Metalurgica Gerdau SA (SA:GOAU4) declined 4.33% or 0.27 points to end at 5.97 and Bradespar SA (SA:BRAP4) shed 3.75% or 1.04 points to 26.66.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 232 to 184 and 36 ended unchanged on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 3.78% to 27.43.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.11% or 1.45 to $1351.75 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 3.14% or 1.54 to hit $47.55 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract rose 1.04% or 1.35 to trade at $130.57 .
USD/BRL was down 0.42% to 3.0861, while EUR/BRL fell 0.30% to 3.7149.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.24% at 91.27.