Investing.com – Brazil equities were lower at the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Financials and Industrials sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa fell 0.63%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Gafisa SA (SA:GFSA3), which rose 3.15% or 0.080 points to trade at 2.620 at the close. Natura Cosmeticos SA (SA:NATU3) added 2.94% or 0.82 points to end at 28.69 and BR Properties SA (SA:BRPR3) was up 2.30% or 0.25 points to 11.13 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Oi SA (SA:OIBR4), which lost 4.14% or 0.23 points to trade at 5.33 in late trade. Vale SA (SA:VALE3) declined 3.98% or 0.71 points to end at 17.11 and Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET3) shed 3.57% or 0.22 points to 5.95.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 146 to 137 and 5 ended unchanged on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 0.03% to 29.08.
In commodities trading, Gold for August delivery was down 0.49% or 5.60 to $1147.90 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 0.05% or 0.03 to hit $51.66 a barrel, while the September US coffee C contract fell 1.42% or 1.88 to trade at $129.72 .
USD/BRL was down 0.14% to 3.1373, while EUR/BRL fell 0.71% to 3.4344.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.50% at 97.28.