Investing.com – Brazil equities were lower at the close on Friday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Financials and Real Estate sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa declined 1.10% to hit a new 3-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were CPFL Energia SA (SA:CPFE3), which rose 1.55% or 0.29 points to trade at 19.03 at the close. Cia Paranaense de Energia (SA:CPLE6) added 1.46% or 0.51 points to end at 35.37 and Klabin Unt (SA:KLBN11) was up 1.27% or 0.24 points to 19.08 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Petroleo Brasileiro SA (SA:PETR3), which lost 5.06% or 0.69 points to trade at 12.95 in late trade. Petroleo Brasileiro SA (SA:PETR4) declined 4.63% or 0.57 points to end at 11.73 and Marcopolo SA (SA:POMO4) shed 4.62% or 0.11 points to 2.27.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 180 to 97 and 8 ended unchanged on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 0.91% to 29.35.
In commodities trading, Gold for August delivery was up 0.37% or 4.30 to $1167.80 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in August fell 2.48% or 1.41 to hit $55.52 a barrel, while the September US coffee C contract unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to trade at $126.97 .
USD/BRL was up 1.24% to 3.1365, while EUR/BRL rose 1.48% to 3.4850.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.10% at 96.38.