Investing.com – Brazil equities were lower at the close on Thursday, as losses in the Real Estate, Industrials and Consumption sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa fell 1.08%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET3), which rose 16.14% or 2.20 points to trade at 15.83 at the close. Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET6) added 10.45% or 1.81 points to end at 19.13 and Cia Paranaense de Energia (SA:CPLE6) was up 3.34% or 0.82 points to 25.39 in late trade.
Biggest losers included BRF SA (SA:BRFS3), which lost 3.12% or 1.22 points to trade at 37.86 in late trade. BR Malls Participacoes SA (SA:BRML3) declined 2.57% or 0.31 points to end at 11.74 and JBS SA (SA:JBSS3) shed 2.48% or 0.16 points to 6.30.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 232 to 148 and 30 ended unchanged on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 5.59% to 30.96.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.19% or 2.35 to $1224.05 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 0.38% or 0.17 to hit $45.30 a barrel, while the September US coffee C contract fell 0.63% or 0.82 to trade at $129.20 .
USD/BRL was up 0.33% to 3.2997, while EUR/BRL rose 0.95% to 3.7690.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.42% at 95.57.