Investing.com – Brazil equities were lower at the close on Friday, as losses in the Financials, Consumption and Real Estate sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa fell 2.84%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Suzano Papel e Celulose SA (SA:SUZB3), which rose 3.82% or 1.68 points to trade at 45.68 at the close. Cvc Brasil ON (SA:CVCB3) added 2.31% or 0.99 points to end at 43.79 and Fibria Celulose SA (SA:FIBR3) was up 0.67% or 0.50 points to 75.30 in late trade.
Biggest losers included B2W Cia Digital (SA:BTOW3), which lost 9.00% or 2.70 points to trade at 27.30 in late trade. Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais (SA:USIM5) declined 7.27% or 0.62 points to end at 7.91 and Natura Cosmeticos SA (SA:NATU3) shed 7.06% or 1.98 points to 26.05.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 315 to 124 and 31 ended unchanged on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 9.83% to 38.56 a new 1-month high.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.07% or 0.80 to $1219.10 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 1.36% or 0.91 to hit $67.72 a barrel, while the September US coffee C contract fell 0.49% or 0.53 to trade at $107.00 .
USD/BRL was up 1.54% to 3.8599, while EUR/BRL rose 0.52% to 4.4044.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.73% at 96.16.