Investing.com – Brazil equities were lower at the close on Friday, as losses in the Financials, Industrials and Consumption sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa fell 0.47%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Bradespar SA (SA:BRAP4), which rose 6.18% or 1.10 points to trade at 18.89 at the close. Vale SA (SA:VALE3) added 3.06% or 0.92 points to end at 30.99 and Estacio Participacoes SA (SA:ESTC3) was up 2.48% or 0.40 points to 16.50 in late trade.
Biggest losers included BB Seguridade Participacoes SA (SA:BBSE3), which lost 4.05% or 1.15 points to trade at 27.25 in late trade. Qualicorp SA (SA:QUAL3) declined 3.88% or 0.78 points to end at 19.30 and BRF SA (SA:BRFS3) shed 2.68% or 1.26 points to 45.79.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 174 to 153 and 43 ended unchanged on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 1.19% to 32.35 a new 1-month low.
In commodities trading, Gold for February delivery was down 0.17% or 2.05 to $1197.75 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in February fell 0.94% or 0.50 to hit $52.51 a barrel, while the March US coffee C contract fell 0.47% or 0.70 to trade at $149.03 .
USD/BRL was up 1.05% to 3.2212, while EUR/BRL rose 1.36% to 3.4292.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.25% at 101.21.