Investing.com – Brazil stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Industrials and Consumption sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa fell 1.43%.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were B2W Cia Digital (SA:BTOW3), which rose 3.38% or 1.22 points to trade at 37.30 at the close. Meanwhile, Smiles Fidelidade SA (SA:SMLS3) added 2.52% or 0.99 points to end at 40.35 and Hypermarcas SA (SA:HYPE3) was up 2.26% or 0.69 points to 31.25 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Vale SA (SA:VALE3), which fell 6.83% or 3.69 points to trade at 50.35 at the close. Bradespar SA (SA:BRAP4) declined 5.72% or 1.89 points to end at 31.17 and Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais (SA:USIM5) was down 4.86% or 0.44 points to 8.62.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange by 255 to 176 and 35 ended unchanged.
Shares in B2W Cia Digital (SA:BTOW3) rose to 3-years highs; up 3.38% or 1.22 to 37.30.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 1.58% to 37.82.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.37% or 4.60 to $1223.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January fell 7.71% or 4.21 to hit $50.42 a barrel, while the March US coffee C contract fell 3.09% or 3.55 to trade at $111.35 .
USD/BRL was up 0.63% to 3.8285, while EUR/BRL fell 0.03% to 4.3376.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.27% at 96.847.