Investing.com – Brazil equities were lower at the close on Friday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Public Utilities and Electric Power sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa fell 1.37%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Cielo SA (SA:CIEL3), which rose 0.93% or 0.42 points to trade at 45.39 at the close. Embraer SA (SA:EMBR3) added 0.83% or 0.20 points to end at 24.24 and EDP - Energias do Brasil SA (SA:ENBR3) was up 0.81% or 0.10 points to 12.45 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Metalurgica Gerdau SA (SA:GOAU4), which lost 6.38% or 0.30 points to trade at 4.40 in late trade. Suzano Papel e Celulose SA (SA:SUZB5) declined 5.47% or 0.81 points to end at 14.00 and Petroleo Brasileiro SA (SA:PETR3) shed 4.90% or 0.65 points to 12.62.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 195 to 111 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 5.40% to 30.06.
In commodities trading, Gold for August delivery was down 0.94% or 10.80 to $1133.10 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in August fell 0.25% or 0.12 to hit $50.78 a barrel, while the September US coffee C contract fell 0.31% or 0.40 to trade at $128.25 .
USD/BRL was up 1.06% to 3.1910, while EUR/BRL rose 0.70% to 3.4579.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.32% at 98.08.