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 0.40%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Cia Siderurgica Nacional SA (SA:CSNA3), which rose 4.03% or 0.47 points to trade at 12.13 at the close. CCR SA (SA:CCRO3) added 3.80% or 0.59 points to end at 16.10 and Smiles ON (SA:SMLE3) was up 3.29% or 1.69 points to 53.10 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Banco Bradesco SA Pref (SA:BBDC4), which lost 3.73% or 1.21 points to trade at 31.20 in late trade. Fibria Celulose SA (SA:FIBR3) declined 3.40% or 0.97 points to end at 27.60 and Bradespar SA (SA:BRAP4) shed 2.90% or 0.63 points to 21.10.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 199 to 171 and 29 ended unchanged on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 2.80% to 29.47.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.74% or 8.95 to $1217.25 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 0.46% or 0.25 to hit $53.63 a barrel, while the March US coffee C contract fell 2.73% or 4.10 to trade at $146.02 .
USD/BRL was down 0.19% to 3.1236, while EUR/BRL fell 0.29% to 3.3604.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.11% at 99.80.