Investing.com – Brazil stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Consumption, Electric Power and Real Estate sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa declined 0.13%.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Cvc Brasil ON (BVMF:CVCB3), which rose 5.05% or 0.10 points to trade at 2.08 at the close. Meanwhile, Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais SA USIMINAS Pref (BVMF:USIM5) added 4.24% or 0.27 points to end at 6.64 and Vale SA (BVMF:VALE3) was up 3.40% or 2.03 points to 61.73 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were IRB Brasil Resseguros SA (BVMF:IRBR3), which fell 6.49% or 2.87 points to trade at 41.35 at the close. Atacadao SA (BVMF:CRFB3) declined 6.16% or 0.46 points to end at 7.01 and Hypera SA (BVMF:HYPE3) was down 5.55% or 1.54 points to 26.20.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the B3 Stock Exchange by 483 to 470 and 55 ended unchanged.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 0.55% to 29.40.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.31% or 8.55 to $2,757.45 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 2.02% or 1.42 to hit $71.61 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract rose 0.92% or 2.25 to trade at $247.70 .
USD/BRL was up 0.77% to 5.71, while EUR/BRL rose 0.44% to 6.16.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.26% at 104.18.