Investing.com – Brazil stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Consumption, Real Estate and Industrials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa fell 0.46%.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were BB Seguridade Participacoes SA (SA:BBSE3), which rose 3.00% or 0.86 points to trade at 29.51 at the close. Meanwhile, TAESA UNT N2 (SA:TAEE11) added 2.81% or 0.57 points to end at 20.88 and Suzano Papel e Celulose SA (SA:SUZB3) was up 2.12% or 0.69 points to 33.19 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Kroton Educacional SA (SA:KROT3), which fell 4.53% or 0.65 points to trade at 13.70 at the close. Estacio Participacoes SA (SA:ESTC3) declined 3.50% or 1.31 points to end at 36.16 and Cielo SA (SA:CIEL3) was down 2.74% or 0.60 points to 21.31.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange by 289 to 146 and 39 ended unchanged.
Shares in Suzano Papel e Celulose SA (SA:SUZB3) rose to all time highs; up 2.12% or 0.69 to 33.19.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 3.88% to 32.42 a new 1-month high.
Gold Futures for April delivery was up 1.51% or 20.00 to $1347.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 2.60% or 1.67 to hit $65.97 a barrel, while the May US coffee C contract fell 1.38% or 1.64 to trade at $117.33 .
USD/BRL was down 0.02% to 3.3141, while EUR/BRL rose 0.45% to 4.0958.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.44% at 89.08.