Investing.com – Brazil equities were lower at the close on Friday, as losses in the Financials, Real Estate and Consumption sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa lost 0.43%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Suzano Papel e Celulose SA (SA:SUZB5), which rose 5.83% or 0.73 points to trade at 13.26 at the close. Fibria Celulose SA (SA:FIBR3) added 5.71% or 1.56 points to end at 28.87 and EcoRodovias SA (SA:ECOR3) was up 4.51% or 0.39 points to 9.04 in late trade.
Biggest losers included MRV Engenharia e Participacoes SA (SA:MRVE3), which lost 2.18% or 0.32 points to trade at 14.36 in late trade. Companhia Brasileira deDistribuicao (SA:PCAR4) declined 2.12% or 1.30 points to end at 60.10 and Banco Santander Brasil SA Unit (SA:SANB11) shed 1.92% or 0.54 points to 27.65.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 193 to 145 and 34 ended unchanged on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 2.47% to 30.75.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.14% or 1.80 to $1246.80 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 0.81% or 0.41 to hit $50.76 a barrel, while the May US coffee C contract fell 0.33% or 0.46 to trade at $138.77 .
USD/BRL was down 0.83% to 3.1244, while EUR/BRL fell 0.87% to 3.3305.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.04% at 100.41.