Investing.com – Brazil stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Financials, Real Estate and Electric Power sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa fell 1.00%.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Ambev SA (SA:ABEV3), which rose 5.24% or 0.99 points to trade at 19.89 at the close. Meanwhile, Equatorial Energia SA (SA:EQTL3) added 3.29% or 1.95 points to end at 61.15 and Qualicorp SA (SA:QUAL3) was up 2.41% or 0.47 points to 19.97 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET3), which fell 5.97% or 1.07 points to trade at 16.85 at the close. Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET6) declined 5.75% or 1.16 points to end at 19.03 and EDP - Energias do Brasil SA (SA:ENBR3) was down 5.14% or 0.74 points to 13.66.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange by 252 to 145 and 30 ended unchanged.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 0.41% to 32.13.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.77% or 9.50 to $1222.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 0.51% or 0.35 to hit $69.65 a barrel, while the September US coffee C contract fell 1.31% or 1.45 to trade at $109.47 .
USD/BRL was up 1.57% to 3.7466, while EUR/BRL rose 0.79% to 4.3628.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.62% at 94.56.