Investing.com – Brazil stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Public Utilities, Electric Power and Consumption sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa lost 0.24%.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais (SA:USIM5), which rose 3.88% or 0.31 points to trade at 8.31 at the close. Meanwhile, Kroton Educacional SA (SA:KROT3) added 3.28% or 0.34 points to end at 10.70 and B2W Cia Digital (SA:BTOW3) was up 2.23% or 0.60 points to 27.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Viavarejo Unt (SA:VVAR11), which fell 6.48% or 1.10 points to trade at 15.88 at the close. Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET6) declined 4.53% or 0.86 points to end at 18.12 and CCR SA (SA:CCRO3) was down 4.19% or 0.38 points to 8.68.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange by 243 to 192 and 30 ended unchanged.
Shares in CCR SA (SA:CCRO3) fell to 5-year lows; down 4.19% or 0.38 to 8.68.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 9.24% to 45.36.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.48% or 5.80 to $1208.70 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 1.62% or 1.13 to hit $70.72 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract rose 0.63% or 0.60 to trade at $96.45 .
USD/BRL was down 0.82% to 4.1288, while EUR/BRL fell 0.66% to 4.8215.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.13% at 94.10.