Investing.com – Brazil equities were lower at the close on Friday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Industrials and Financials sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa lost 0.39%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Localiza Rent a Car SA (SA:RENT3), which rose 4.44% or 2.19 points to trade at 51.50 at the close. RUMO Logistica Operadora Multimodal SA (SA:RAIL3) added 3.11% or 0.30 points to end at 9.95 and Cyrela Brazil Realty SA (SA:CYRE3) was up 2.53% or 0.30 points to 12.15 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Petroleo Brasileiro SA PN (SA:PETR4), which lost 3.13% or 0.41 points to trade at 12.69 in late trade. Braskem SA (SA:BRKM5) declined 2.58% or 1.03 points to end at 38.85 and Cia Siderurgica Nacional SA (SA:CSNA3) shed 2.51% or 0.19 points to 7.37.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 186 to 173 and 42 ended unchanged on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 1.57% to 25.26.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.70% or 8.70 to $1254.20 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 2.60% or 1.22 to hit $45.70 a barrel, while the September US coffee C contract rose 1.04% or 1.40 to trade at $136.32 .
USD/BRL was up 0.70% to 3.1432, while EUR/BRL rose 0.99% to 3.6664.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.33% at 93.77.