Investing.com – Brazil equities were lower at the close on Thursday, as losses in the Financials, Real Estate and Consumption sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa lost 1.93%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were JBS SA (SA:JBSS3), which rose 5.82% or 0.44 points to trade at 8.00 at the close. Fibria Celulose SA (SA:FIBR3) added 5.25% or 2.60 points to end at 52.10 and Suzano Papel e Celulose SA (SA:SUZB5) was up 5.18% or 1.04 points to 21.13 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET6), which lost 5.36% or 1.33 points to trade at 23.50 in late trade. Cia Siderurgica Nacional SA (SA:CSNA3) declined 5.08% or 0.42 points to end at 7.85 and Bradespar SA (SA:BRAP4) shed 5.04% or 1.26 points to 23.72.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 260 to 137 and 24 ended unchanged on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 4.49% to 34.00.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.26% or 3.35 to $1287.05 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 0.42% or 0.24 to hit $57.05 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract rose 0.51% or 0.64 to trade at $126.22 .
USD/BRL was down 0.06% to 3.2527, while EUR/BRL rose 0.37% to 3.7879.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.41% at 94.38.