Investing.com – Brazil equities were lower at the close on Thursday, as losses in the Real Estate, Financials and Consumption sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa lost 2.40% to hit a new 3-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were JBS SA (BVMF:JBSS3), which rose 3.35% or 1.18 points to trade at 36.38 at the close. Suzano Papel e Celulose SA (BVMF:SUZB3) added 3.00% or 1.79 points to end at 61.53 and SLC Agricola SA (BVMF:SLCE3) was up 2.64% or 0.45 points to 17.52 in late trade.
Biggest losers included MRV Engenharia e Participacoes SA (BVMF:MRVE3), which lost 14.10% or 0.87 points to trade at 5.30 in late trade. Cvc Brasil ON (BVMF:CVCB3) declined 13.38% or 0.36 points to end at 2.33 and Lojas Renner SA (BVMF:LREN3) shed 10.16% or 1.64 points to 14.50.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 588 to 303 and 36 ended unchanged on the B3 Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 9.93% to 31.99.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.11% or 3.00 to $2,661.80 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 0.23% or 0.16 to hit $68.88 a barrel, while the March US coffee C contract rose 0.08% or 0.27 to trade at $326.15 .
USD/BRL was up 1.31% to 6.02, while EUR/BRL rose 1.15% to 6.35.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.07% at 106.13.