Investing.com – Brazil stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Financials, Real Estate and Electric Power sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa declined 1.29%.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Companhia Brasileira deDistribuicao (SA:PCAR4), which rose 3.28% or 2.27 points to trade at 71.44 at the close. Meanwhile, Kroton Educacional SA (SA:KROT3) added 0.99% or 0.14 points to end at 14.24 and Bradespar SA (SA:BRAP4) was up 0.86% or 0.29 points to 34.14 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were BRF SA (SA:BRFS3), which fell 4.49% or 1.02 points to trade at 21.69 at the close. Cielo SA (SA:CIEL3) declined 4.10% or 0.80 points to end at 18.70 and Cia Paranaense de Energia (SA:CPLE6) was down 3.08% or 0.81 points to 25.50.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange by 243 to 139 and 37 ended unchanged.
Shares in Cielo SA (SA:CIEL3) fell to 5-year lows; losing 4.10% or 0.80 to 18.70.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 0.37% to 30.15.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.45% or 6.00 to $1347.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 0.31% or 0.21 to hit $67.28 a barrel, while the May US coffee C contract fell 0.37% or 0.44 to trade at $117.28 .
USD/BRL was up 0.30% to 3.4224, while EUR/BRL rose 0.35% to 4.2210.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.02% at 89.47.