Investing.com – Brazil equities were lower at the close on Friday, as losses in the Industrials, Consumption and Public Utilities sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa declined 0.10%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Estacio Participacoes SA (SA:ESTC3), which rose 5.72% or 0.85 points to trade at 15.70 at the close. Smiles ON (SA:SMLE3) added 4.61% or 2.73 points to end at 61.98 and ALL America Latina Logistica SA (SA:RUMO3) was up 3.98% or 0.35 points to 9.15 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Marfrig Alimentos SA (SA:MRFG3), which lost 3.05% or 0.22 points to trade at 7.00 in late trade. EcoRodovias SA (SA:ECOR3) declined 2.42% or 0.23 points to end at 9.26 and Localiza Rent a Car SA (SA:RENT3) shed 2.29% or 0.91 points to 38.85.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 206 to 157 and 35 ended unchanged on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 0.18% to 27.21.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for April delivery was down 0.38% or 4.75 to $1236.85 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 0.02% or 0.01 to hit $53.35 a barrel, while the May US coffee C contract rose 0.57% or 0.85 to trade at $149.12 .
USD/BRL was up 0.47% to 3.1034, while EUR/BRL fell 0.16% to 3.2921.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.46% at 100.91.