Investing.com – Brazil equities were lower at the close on Thursday, as losses in the Real Estate, Consumption and Public Utilities sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa lost 0.95%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Gerdau SA Pref (BVMF:GGBR4), which rose 2.27% or 0.41 points to trade at 18.47 at the close. Metalurgica Gerdau SA (BVMF:GOAU4) added 1.84% or 0.19 points to end at 10.52 and CSN Mineracao SA (BVMF:CMIN3) was up 1.62% or 0.09 points to 5.65 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Azul SA Pref (BVMF:AZUL4), which lost 24.14% or 1.75 points to trade at 5.50 in late trade. Ez Tec SA (BVMF:EZTC3) declined 4.85% or 0.72 points to end at 14.12 and Companhia Brasileira De Distribuica (BVMF:PCAR3) shed 4.56% or 0.15 points to 3.14.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 535 to 405 and 54 ended unchanged on the B3 Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 2.15% to 26.10.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.65% or 16.60 to $2,554.40 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 1.88% or 1.40 to hit $75.92 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract fell 3.00% or 7.70 to trade at $248.75 .
USD/BRL was up 1.12% to 5.63, while EUR/BRL rose 0.84% to 6.23.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.32% at 101.32.