Investing.com – Brazil stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Industrials, Real Estate and Basic Materials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa declined 1.30%.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Viavarejo Unt (SA:VVAR11), which rose 3.07% or 0.82 points to trade at 27.55 at the close. Meanwhile, CEMIG - Companhia Energetica Minas Gerais Pref (SA:CMIG4) added 2.50% or 0.20 points to end at 8.20 and Magazine Luiza SA (SA:MGLU3) was up 1.45% or 1.30 points to 91.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Marfrig Alimentos SA (SA:MRFG3), which fell 5.99% or 0.36 points to trade at 5.65 at the close. Petroleo Brasileiro SA PN (SA:PETR4) declined 4.78% or 1.07 points to end at 21.31 and Cielo SA (SA:CIEL3) was down 4.49% or 1.03 points to 21.92.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange by 207 to 182 and 22 ended unchanged.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 8.35% to 28.68.
Gold Futures for April delivery was down 0.72% or 9.50 to $1316.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April rose 0.38% or 0.23 to hit $61.19 a barrel, while the May US coffee C contract fell 1.82% or 2.20 to trade at $118.92 .
USD/BRL was up 0.67% to 3.2826, while EUR/BRL rose 0.16% to 4.0396.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.45% at 90.15.