Investing.com – Brazil stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Financials, Public Utilities and Telecoms sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa lost 0.22%.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Natura Cosmeticos SA (SA:NATU3), which rose 4.19% or 1.32 points to trade at 32.82 at the close. Meanwhile, Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais (SA:USIM5) added 4.16% or 0.36 points to end at 9.02 and Fibria Celulose SA (SA:FIBR3) was up 3.46% or 1.50 points to 44.89 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were CEMIG - Companhia Energetica Minas Gerais Pref (SA:CMIG4), which fell 2.49% or 0.21 points to trade at 8.21 at the close. Petroleo Brasileiro SA PN (SA:PETR4) declined 2.00% or 0.32 points to end at 15.66 and Petroleo Brasileiro SA (SA:PETR3) was down 1.98% or 0.33 points to 16.31.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange by 211 to 209 and 35 ended unchanged.
Shares in Fibria Celulose SA (SA:FIBR3) rose to 52-week highs; up 3.46% or 1.50 to 44.89.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 0.04% to 28.06.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.03% or 0.43 to $1277.47 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 1.01% or 0.51 to hit $49.91 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract fell 0.16% or 0.20 to trade at $125.47 .
USD/BRL was down 0.33% to 3.1324, while EUR/BRL fell 0.17% to 3.6845.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.15% at 93.28.