Investing.com – Brazil equities were lower at the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Financials, Consumption and Electric Power sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa lost 1.82% to hit a new 52-week low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Suzano Papel e Celulose SA (SA:SUZB5), which rose 3.72% or 0.62 points to trade at 17.30 at the close. Fibria Celulose SA (SA:FIBR3) added 2.08% or 1.03 points to end at 50.52 and Marcopolo SA (SA:POMO4) was up 1.49% or 0.03 points to 2.05 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA (SA:GOLL4), which lost 7.49% or 0.35 points to trade at 4.32 in late trade. Banco do Brasil SA (SA:BBAS3) declined 6.17% or 1.21 points to end at 18.41 and Cia Siderurgica Nacional SA (SA:CSNA3) shed 5.74% or 0.19 points to 3.12.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 211 to 93 and 4 ended unchanged on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 1.60% to 40.05.
In commodities trading, Gold for December delivery was up 0.03% or 0.30 to $1133.60 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in October unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to hit $40.94 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract fell 3.23% or 4.50 to trade at $134.62 .
USD/BRL was up 0.55% to 3.4860, while EUR/BRL rose 1.46% to 3.8780.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.01% at 96.44.