Investing.com – Brazil equities were lower at the close on Thursday, as losses in the Public Utilities, Real Estate and Financials sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa declined 0.55%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Braskem SA (SA:BRKM5), which rose 6.55% or 0.83 points to trade at 13.50 at the close. Petroleo Brasileiro SA (SA:PETR3) added 4.28% or 0.47 points to end at 11.46 and Smiles ON (SA:SMLE3) was up 3.57% or 1.93 points to 56.03 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Metalurgica Gerdau SA (SA:GOAU4), which lost 6.00% or 0.25 points to trade at 3.92 in late trade. CCR SA (SA:CCRO3) declined 5.28% or 0.77 points to end at 13.80 and ALL America Latina Logistica SA (SA:RUMO3) shed 5.06% or 0.49 points to 9.20.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 198 to 94 and 5 ended unchanged on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 4.42% to 38.95.
In commodities trading, Gold for December delivery was up 0.01% or 0.10 to $1088.80 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in September unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to hit $44.78 a barrel, while the September US coffee C contract fell 1.17% or 1.48 to trade at $124.22 .
USD/BRL was up 1.22% to 3.5309, while EUR/BRL rose 1.41% to 3.8579.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.10% at 97.88.