Investing.com – Brazil equities were lower at the close on Thursday, as losses in the Financials, Public Utilities and Real Estate sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa lost 1.70%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Suzano Papel e Celulose SA (SA:SUZB3), which rose 4.31% or 2.08 points to trade at 50.30 at the close. Klabin Unt (SA:KLBN11) added 4.26% or 0.85 points to end at 20.80 and Fibria Celulose SA (SA:FIBR3) was up 2.91% or 2.30 points to 81.30 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Cia Siderurgica Nacional SA (SA:CSNA3), which lost 11.01% or 1.04 points to trade at 8.41 in late trade. Qualicorp SA (SA:QUAL3) declined 6.23% or 1.06 points to end at 15.95 and B3 SA Brasil Bolsa Balcao (SA:B3SA3) shed 5.80% or 1.30 points to 21.13.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 262 to 176 and 23 ended unchanged on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 8.18% to 43.36 a new 52-week high.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.96% or 11.50 to $1191.80 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 0.01% or 0.01 to hit $67.87 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract rose 0.25% or 0.25 to trade at $101.28 .
USD/BRL was up 1.96% to 4.1201, while EUR/BRL rose 1.43% to 4.7545.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.57% at 95.54.