Investing.com – Brazil equities were lower at the close on Thursday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Public Utilities and Real Estate sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa fell 0.48%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were CCR SA (SA:CCRO3), which rose 2.92% or 0.45 points to trade at 15.85 at the close. Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA (SA:GOLL4) added 2.75% or 0.21 points to end at 7.84 and Qualicorp SA (SA:QUAL3) was up 2.60% or 0.60 points to 23.65 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Cia Siderurgica Nacional SA (SA:CSNA3), which lost 6.81% or 0.48 points to trade at 6.57 in late trade. PDG Realty SA (SA:PDGR3) declined 5.00% or 0.020 points to end at 0.380 and Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais (SA:USIM5) shed 4.99% or 0.27 points to 5.14.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 190 to 112 and 6 ended unchanged on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 1.20% to 31.94.
In commodities trading, Gold for August delivery was up 0.20% or 2.40 to $1188.90 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in July rose 0.76% or 0.43 to hit $57.95 a barrel, while the July US coffee C contract rose 0.64% or 0.80 to trade at $124.97 .
USD/BRL was up 0.53% to 3.1575, while EUR/BRL rose 0.87% to 3.4562.
The US Dollar Index was unchanged 0.00% at 97.13.