Investing.com – Brazil stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Industrials, Financials and Consumption sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa lost 0.04%.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were CEMIG - Companhia Energetica Minas Gerais Pref (SA:CMIG4), which rose 4.41% or 0.30 points to trade at 7.10 at the close. Meanwhile, Cia Paranaense de Energia (SA:CPLE6) added 3.49% or 0.85 points to end at 25.20 and Tim Participacoes SA (SA:TIMP3) was up 2.48% or 0.30 points to 12.40 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Localiza Rent a Car SA (SA:RENT3), which fell 66.69% or 41.73 points to trade at 20.84 at the close. EcoRodovias SA (SA:ECOR3) declined 2.44% or 0.31 points to end at 12.39 and Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado (SA:SBSP3) was down 1.92% or 0.65 points to 33.25.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange by 182 to 164 and 37 ended unchanged.
Shares in Tim Participacoes SA (SA:TIMP3) rose to 52-week highs; up 2.48% or 0.30 to 12.40.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 2.54% to 32.60.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.05% or 0.70 to $1291.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 0.88% or 0.51 to hit $58.53 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract rose 0.32% or 0.40 to trade at $124.30 .
USD/BRL was down 0.09% to 3.2213, while EUR/BRL rose 0.18% to 3.8182.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.12% at 93.04.