Investing.com – Brazil equities were lower at the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Consumption, Basic Materials and Industrials sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa fell 0.21%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Smiles ON (SA:SMLE3), which rose 7.77% or 3.81 points to trade at 52.83 at the close. CCR SA (SA:CCRO3) added 2.96% or 0.51 points to end at 17.73 and Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais (SA:USIM5) was up 2.89% or 0.07 points to 2.49 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Kroton Educacional SA (SA:KROT3), which lost 5.02% or 0.790 points to trade at 14.950 in late trade. BM&FBovespa SA (SA:BVMF3) declined 4.21% or 0.85 points to end at 19.35 and Fibria Celulose SA (SA:FIBR3) shed 3.15% or 0.66 points to 20.26.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 155 to 146 and 20 ended unchanged on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 1.39% to 32.66 a new 6-month low.
In commodities trading, Gold for August delivery was down 1.31% or 17.40 to $1314.90 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 0.53% or 0.24 to hit $45.69 a barrel, while the September US coffee C contract rose 0.31% or 0.45 to trade at $147.27 .
USD/BRL was up 0.07% to 3.2526, while EUR/BRL rose 0.04% to 3.5819.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.10% at 97.16.