Investing.com – Brazil equities were lower at the close on Thursday, as losses in the Public Utilities, Electric Power and Basic Materials sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa declined 1.24%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were PDG Realty SA (SA:PDGR3), which rose 2.86% or 0.010 points to trade at 0.360 at the close. BB Seguridade Participacoes SA (SA:BBSE3) added 2.53% or 0.87 points to end at 35.25 and Lojas Renner SA (SA:LREN3) was up 2.35% or 2.62 points to 114.15 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Petroleo Brasileiro SA (SA:PETR4), which lost 4.55% or 0.60 points to trade at 12.60 in late trade. Petroleo Brasileiro SA (SA:PETR3) declined 4.38% or 0.64 points to end at 13.98 and Cia Energetica de Minas Gerais (SA:CMIG4) shed 4.15% or 0.50 points to 11.54.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 178 to 110 and 11 ended unchanged on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 5.47% to 29.14.
In commodities trading, Gold for August delivery was down 0.04% or 0.50 to $1172.40 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in August fell 1.05% or 0.63 to hit $59.64 a barrel, while the September US coffee C contract rose 0.37% or 0.50 to trade at $134.85 .
USD/BRL was up 0.92% to 3.1271, while EUR/BRL rose 0.90% to 3.5034.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.08% at 95.36.