Investing.com – Brazil stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Real Estate, Consumption and Financials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa declined 0.70%.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA (SA:GOLL4), which rose 5.44% or 0.13 points to trade at 2.52 at the close. Meanwhile, EcoRodovias SA (SA:ECOR3) added 4.52% or 0.22 points to end at 5.09 and Embraer SA (SA:EMBR3) was up 3.89% or 1.13 points to 30.19 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Cia Siderurgica Nacional SA (SA:CSNA3), which fell 4.76% or 0.20 points to trade at 4.00 at the close. Braskem SA (SA:BRKM5) declined 4.40% or 1.27 points to end at 27.62 and Banco Bradesco SA (SA:BBDC3) was down 4.21% or 0.90 points to 20.50.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange by 175 to 132 and 6 ended unchanged.
Shares in Banco Bradesco SA (SA:BBDC3) fell to 5-year lows; losing 4.21% or 0.90 to 20.50.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 4.08% to 43.32.
Gold for February delivery was down 0.74% or 7.90 to $1060.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February fell 3.12% or 1.18 to hit $36.69 a barrel, while the March US coffee C contract rose 1.81% or 2.20 to trade at $123.47 .
USD/BRL was up 2.42% to 3.9600, while EUR/BRL rose 2.54% to 4.3294.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.08% at 98.31.