Investing.com – Brazil stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Real Estate, Industrials and Financials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa lost 0.01%.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA Pref (SA:GOLL4), which rose 5.05% or 0.53 points to trade at 11.03 at the close. Meanwhile, Companhia Brasileira deDistribuicao (SA:PCAR4) added 3.96% or 3.21 points to end at 84.20 and Cia Paranaense de Energia (SA:CPLE6) was up 3.80% or 0.81 points to 22.15 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Cielo SA (SA:CIEL3), which fell 5.22% or 0.70 points to trade at 12.71 at the close. MRV Engenharia e Participacoes SA (SA:MRVE3) declined 3.95% or 0.50 points to end at 12.15 and Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais (SA:USIM5) was down 2.75% or 0.23 points to 8.12.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange by 221 to 195 and 34 ended unchanged.
Shares in Cielo SA (SA:CIEL3) fell to 5-year lows; down 5.22% or 0.70 to 12.71.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 0.26% to 45.24.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.31% or 3.80 to $1212.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 0.93% or 0.66 to hit $70.11 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract rose 3.04% or 2.93 to trade at $99.38 .
USD/BRL was down 1.30% to 4.0735, while EUR/BRL fell 0.38% to 4.7978.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.69% at 93.47.