Investing.com – Brazil stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Consumption, Basic Materials and Industrials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa lost 0.35%.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET3), which rose 7.93% or 1.21 points to trade at 16.46 at the close. Meanwhile, Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET6) added 7.13% or 1.26 points to end at 18.94 and CEMIG - Companhia Energetica Minas Gerais Pref (SA:CMIG4) was up 4.43% or 0.35 points to 8.25 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Viavarejo Unt (SA:VVAR11), which fell 3.20% or 0.64 points to trade at 19.36 at the close. JBS SA (SA:JBSS3) declined 3.16% or 0.29 points to end at 8.88 and Suzano Papel e Celulose SA (SA:SUZB3) was down 2.64% or 1.17 points to 43.16.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange by 227 to 197 and 31 ended unchanged.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 0.29% to 34.81.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.34% or 4.00 to $1181.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 0.71% or 0.46 to hit $65.47 a barrel, while the September US coffee C contract fell 0.24% or 0.25 to trade at $101.92 .
USD/BRL was down 0.11% to 3.9025, while EUR/BRL rose 0.23% to 4.4395.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.11% at 96.48.