Investing.com – Brazil equities were lower at the close on Thursday, as losses in the Financials, Basic Materials and Telecoms sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa fell 0.33%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Natura Cosmeticos SA (SA:NATU3), which rose 10.13% or 2.76 points to trade at 30.00 at the close. Klabin Unt (SA:KLBN11) added 3.51% or 0.58 points to end at 17.10 and Raia Drogasil SA (SA:RADL3) was up 3.28% or 2.040 points to 64.200 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Companhia Brasileira deDistribuicao (SA:PCAR4), which lost 10.41% or 5.60 points to trade at 48.20 in late trade. Banco Bradesco SA (SA:BBDC4) declined 4.45% or 1.28 points to end at 27.50 and Smiles ON (SA:SMLE3) shed 4.24% or 2.21 points to 49.86.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 153 to 148 and 18 ended unchanged on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 1.68% to 32.73.
In commodities trading, Gold for December delivery was up 0.62% or 8.30 to $1342.80 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 1.93% or 0.81 to hit $41.11 a barrel, while the September US coffee C contract rose 0.85% or 1.20 to trade at $142.32 .
USD/BRL was up 1.16% to 3.2967, while EUR/BRL rose 1.21% to 3.6519.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.08% at 96.67.