Investing.com – Brazil stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Industrials and Real Estate sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa fell 0.47% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were CEMIG - Companhia Energetica Minas Gerais Pref (SA:CMIG4), which rose 3.92% or 0.51 points to trade at 13.53 at the close. Meanwhile, MRV Engenharia e Participacoes SA (SA:MRVE3) added 3.25% or 0.40 points to end at 12.70 and Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA Pref (SA:GOLL4) was up 3.21% or 0.79 points to 25.38 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Cielo SA (SA:CIEL3), which fell 5.14% or 0.49 points to trade at 9.05 at the close. Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais (SA:USIM5) declined 4.64% or 0.45 points to end at 9.25 and Gerdau SA Pref (SA:GGBR4) was down 3.96% or 0.60 points to 14.55.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange by 284 to 166 and 34 ended unchanged.
Shares in CEMIG - Companhia Energetica Minas Gerais Pref (SA:CMIG4) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 3.92% or 0.51 to 13.53. Shares in Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA Pref (SA:GOLL4) rose to 5-year highs; rising 3.21% or 0.79 to 25.38.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 1.23% to 35.36.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.76% or 9.50 to $1265.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February fell 4.26% or 2.05 to hit $46.12 a barrel, while the March US coffee C contract rose 1.49% or 1.50 to trade at $102.35 .
USD/BRL was down 1.42% to 3.8423, while EUR/BRL fell 0.64% to 4.4063.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.75% at 95.757.