Investing.com – Brazil equities were lower at the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Real Estate, Consumption and Basic Materials sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa lost 1.27%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Companhia Brasileira De Distribuica (BVMF:PCAR3), which rose 1.06% or 0.03 points to trade at 2.85 at the close. Sao Martinho SA (BVMF:SMTO3) added 0.93% or 0.23 points to end at 25.08 and Marfrig Alimentos SA (BVMF:MRFG3) was up 0.89% or 0.15 points to 16.95 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Atacadao SA (BVMF:CRFB3), which lost 12.20% or 0.75 points to trade at 5.40 in late trade. Companhia Siderurgica Nacional (BVMF:CSNA3) declined 7.18% or 0.60 points to end at 7.76 and Magazine Luiza SA (BVMF:MGLU3) shed 6.52% or 0.43 points to 6.17.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 624 to 343 and 48 ended unchanged on the B3 Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 1.69% to 30.26.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.58% or 15.40 to $2,680.80 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in February fell 1.24% or 0.92 to hit $73.33 a barrel, while the March US coffee C contract rose 0.09% or 0.28 to trade at $320.78 .
USD/BRL was unchanged 0.07% to 6.11, while EUR/BRL fell 0.19% to 6.30.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.44% at 108.86.