Investing.com – Brazil equities were lower at the close on Thursday, as losses in the Public Utilities, Electric Power and Financials sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa lost 0.67%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Metalurgica Gerdau SA (SA:GOAU4), which rose 2.98% or 0.16 points to trade at 5.53 at the close. Hypermarcas SA (SA:HYPE3) added 2.47% or 0.84 points to end at 34.85 and Fibria Celulose SA (SA:FIBR3) was up 2.09% or 0.99 points to 48.37 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET3), which lost 3.80% or 0.69 points to trade at 17.45 in late trade. Natura Cosmeticos SA (SA:NATU3) declined 3.32% or 1.01 points to end at 29.41 and Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET6) shed 2.80% or 0.58 points to 20.12.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 248 to 152 and 20 ended unchanged on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 2.11% to 28.34 a new 1-month low.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.67% or 8.40 to $1257.00 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 0.85% or 0.48 to hit $57.08 a barrel, while the March US coffee C contract rose 0.12% or 0.14 to trade at $120.22 .
USD/BRL was up 0.96% to 3.3419, while EUR/BRL rose 0.64% to 3.9397.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.13% at 93.52.