Investing.com – Brazil equities were lower at the close on Friday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Financials and Consumption sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa lost 1.60% to hit a new 3-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET6), which rose 3.08% or 0.54 points to trade at 18.07 at the close. EDP - Energias do Brasil SA (SA:ENBR3) added 2.14% or 0.29 points to end at 13.84 and Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA Pref (SA:GOLL4) was up 1.70% or 0.24 points to 14.39 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais (SA:USIM5), which lost 6.15% or 0.59 points to trade at 9.01 in late trade. Cia Siderurgica Nacional SA (SA:CSNA3) declined 5.00% or 0.43 points to end at 8.17 and CEMIG - Companhia Energetica Minas Gerais Pref (SA:CMIG4) shed 4.78% or 0.39 points to 7.77.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 255 to 134 and 49 ended unchanged on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 0.03% to 31.00.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.31% or 4.00 to $1300.40 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in July fell 4.43% or 3.13 to hit $67.58 a barrel, while the July US coffee C contract unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to trade at $120.58 .
USD/BRL was up 0.37% to 3.6612, while EUR/BRL fell 0.14% to 4.2687.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.45% at 94.14.