Investing.com – Brazil equities were lower at the close on Thursday, as losses in the Financials, Public Utilities and Electric Power sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa lost 0.48%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Natura & Co SA (BVMF:NTCO3), which rose 3.65% or 0.51 points to trade at 14.47 at the close. CSN Mineracao SA (BVMF:CMIN3) added 3.27% or 0.20 points to end at 6.31 and Raizen SA Preferred (BVMF:RAIZ4) was up 2.34% or 0.07 points to 3.06 in late trade.
Biggest losers included 3R Petroleum Oleo E Gas Sa (BVMF:BRAV3), which lost 5.06% or 1.14 points to trade at 21.39 in late trade. Hypera SA (BVMF:HYPE3) declined 3.01% or 0.88 points to end at 28.37 and Cvc Brasil ON (BVMF:CVCB3) shed 2.67% or 0.05 points to 1.82.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 510 to 400 and 68 ended unchanged on the B3 Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 0.85% to 26.88.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 1.77% or 44.95 to $2,587.35 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 2.75% or 1.85 to hit $69.16 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract rose 1.22% or 3.00 to trade at $249.65 .
USD/BRL was down 0.58% to 5.63, while EUR/BRL unchanged 0.08% to 6.22.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.42% at 101.23.