Investing.com – Brazil equities were lower at the close on Thursday, as losses in the Electric Power, Basic Materials and Public Utilities sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa lost 0.53%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Estacio Participacoes SA (SA:ESTC3), which rose 3.95% or 1.13 points to trade at 29.73 at the close. Banco do Brasil SA (SA:BBAS3) added 2.19% or 0.76 points to end at 35.52 and Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais (SA:USIM5) was up 1.82% or 0.17 points to 9.52 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET6), which lost 3.63% or 0.93 points to trade at 24.71 in late trade. Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET3) declined 3.41% or 0.75 points to end at 21.25 and Cia Siderurgica Nacional SA (SA:CSNA3) shed 2.94% or 0.31 points to 10.24.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 252 to 172 and 22 ended unchanged on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 0.66% to 28.87.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was down 1.60% or 21.05 to $1295.35 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 0.06% or 0.03 to hit $50.72 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract fell 0.81% or 1.11 to trade at $135.27 .
USD/BRL was up 0.27% to 3.1411, while EUR/BRL rose 0.66% to 3.7509.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.26% at 91.98.