Investing.com – Brazil stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Financials, Industrials and Consumption sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa lost 0.44%.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Cyrela Brazil Realty SA (SA:CYRE3), which rose 2.46% or 0.31 points to trade at 12.91 at the close. Meanwhile, TAESA UNT N2 (SA:TAEE11) added 2.17% or 0.45 points to end at 21.15 and Braskem SA (SA:BRKM5) was up 1.86% or 0.88 points to 48.20 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were CEMIG - Companhia Energetica Minas Gerais Pref (SA:CMIG4), which fell 2.82% or 0.20 points to trade at 6.90 at the close. Natura Cosmeticos SA (SA:NATU3) declined 2.73% or 0.87 points to end at 31.00 and BRF SA (SA:BRFS3) was down 2.04% or 0.84 points to 40.37.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange by 206 to 177 and 40 ended unchanged.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 1.81% to 33.19.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.32% or 4.16 to $1288.04 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 1.64% or 0.95 to hit $58.97 a barrel, while the March US coffee C contract rose 0.17% or 0.22 to trade at $127.22 .
USD/BRL was up 0.37% to 3.2338, while EUR/BRL rose 1.02% to 3.8571.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.34% at 92.72.