Investing.com – Brazil equities were lower at the close on Thursday, as losses in the Financials, Public Utilities and Electric Power sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa lost 1.63%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were JBS SA (SA:JBSS3), which rose 6.81% or 0.65 points to trade at 10.20 at the close. ALL America Latina Logistica SA (SA:RUMO3) added 6.04% or 0.330 points to end at 5.790 and Fibria Celulose SA (SA:FIBR3) was up 3.70% or 1.02 points to 28.61 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Cia Paranaense de Energia (SA:CPLE6), which lost 4.43% or 1.29 points to trade at 27.85 in late trade. Localiza Rent a Car SA (SA:RENT3) declined 4.13% or 1.45 points to end at 33.66 and Companhia Brasileira deDistribuicao (SA:PCAR4) shed 4.08% or 2.27 points to 53.35.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 204 to 159 and 31 ended unchanged on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 5.71% to 39.98.
In commodities trading, Gold for December delivery was down 0.88% or 10.80 to $1213.10 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 1.21% or 0.55 to hit $45.02 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract fell 1.09% or 1.75 to trade at $159.05 .
USD/BRL was up 0.06% to 3.4223, while EUR/BRL fell 0.54% to 3.6357.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.62% at 101.00.