Investing.com – Brazil stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Financials, Real Estate and Public Utilities sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa lost 1.03% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Bradespar SA (SA:BRAP4), which rose 3.57% or 1.04 points to trade at 30.17 at the close. Meanwhile, Embraer SA (SA:EMBR3) added 2.21% or 0.42 points to end at 19.42 and Vale SA (SA:VALE3) was up 2.17% or 1.08 points to 50.80 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Marfrig Alimentos SA (SA:MRFG3), which fell 9.30% or 0.64 points to trade at 6.24 at the close. B2W Cia Digital (SA:BTOW3) declined 3.63% or 1.03 points to end at 27.36 and Banco do Brasil SA (SA:BBAS3) was down 3.52% or 1.14 points to 31.26.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange by 257 to 173 and 32 ended unchanged.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 6.49% to 37.07.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.63% or 7.50 to $1191.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 0.67% or 0.44 to hit $65.90 a barrel, while the September US coffee C contract fell 0.66% or 0.67 to trade at $101.25 .
USD/BRL was up 0.28% to 3.9152, while EUR/BRL rose 0.82% to 4.4777.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.50% at 96.00.