Investing.com – Brazil equities were lower at the close on Friday, as losses in the Real Estate, Public Utilities and Electric Power sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa declined 3.30% to hit a new 1-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Marfrig Alimentos SA (SA:MRFG3), which rose 9.89% or 0.52 points to trade at 5.78 at the close. Fibria Celulose SA (SA:FIBR3) added 7.67% or 2.17 points to end at 30.45 and Suzano Papel e Celulose SA (SA:SUZB5) was up 4.98% or 0.60 points to 12.65 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Cia Paranaense de Energia (SA:CPLE6), which lost 12.36% or 4.02 points to trade at 28.51 in late trade. Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado (SA:SBSP3) declined 10.38% or 3.14 points to end at 27.11 and ALL America Latina Logistica SA (SA:RUMO3) shed 9.67% or 0.590 points to 5.510.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 273 to 102 and 24 ended unchanged on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 9.68% to 45.20 a new 6-month high.
In commodities trading, Gold for December delivery was down 3.39% or 42.90 to $1223.50 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 3.13% or 1.40 to hit $43.26 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract fell 1.80% or 2.93 to trade at $159.57 .
USD/BRL was up 0.08% to 3.3917, while EUR/BRL fell 0.26% to 3.6792.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.26% at 99.05.