Investing.com – Brazil stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Real Estate, Industrials and Consumption sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa lost 0.51%.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Qualicorp SA (SA:QUAL3), which rose 5.42% or 1.26 points to trade at 24.49 at the close. Meanwhile, Suzano Papel e Celulose SA (SA:SUZB3) added 3.63% or 1.37 points to end at 39.07 and Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET6) was up 3.23% or 0.69 points to 22.03 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were WEG SA (SA:WEGE3), which fell 24.70% or 5.61 points to trade at 17.10 at the close. Braskem SA (SA:BRKM5) declined 3.77% or 1.77 points to end at 45.23 and Kroton Educacional SA (SA:KROT3) was down 3.38% or 0.49 points to 14.01.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange by 246 to 215 and 32 ended unchanged.
Shares in WEG SA (SA:WEGE3) fell to 52-week lows; falling 24.70% or 5.61 to 17.10. Shares in Suzano Papel e Celulose SA (SA:SUZB3) rose to all time highs; up 3.63% or 1.37 to 39.07.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 9.41% to 30.24.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.65% or 8.60 to $1324.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 0.49% or 0.33 to hit $68.03 a barrel, while the July US coffee C contract fell 1.20% or 1.45 to trade at $118.97 .
USD/BRL was up 0.37% to 3.4852, while EUR/BRL fell 0.11% to 4.2409.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.49% at 91.00.