Investing.com – Brazil stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Consumption, Real Estate and Public Utilities sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa declined 1.45%.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Embraer SA (BVMF:EMBR3), which rose 1.41% or 0.57 points to trade at 41.02 at the close. Meanwhile, WEG SA (BVMF:WEGE3) added 0.38% or 0.18 points to end at 47.23 and Petroleo Brasileiro SA (BVMF:PETR3) was up 0.17% or 0.07 points to 41.62 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Marfrig Alimentos SA (BVMF:MRFG3), which fell 9.32% or 1.15 points to trade at 11.19 at the close. Azul SA Pref (BVMF:AZUL4) declined 8.66% or 0.77 points to end at 8.12 and BRF SA (BVMF:BRFS3) was down 7.88% or 1.78 points to 20.81.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the B3 Stock Exchange by 570 to 388 and 49 ended unchanged.
Shares in Embraer SA (BVMF:EMBR3) rose to all time highs; gaining 1.41% or 0.57 to 41.02. Shares in WEG SA (BVMF:WEGE3) rose to all time highs; rising 0.38% or 0.18 to 47.23.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 3.52% to 24.68.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.53% or 13.10 to $2,446.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 0.69% or 0.56 to hit $80.88 a barrel, while the September US coffee C contract fell 1.06% or 2.57 to trade at $240.58 .
USD/BRL was up 1.71% to 5.58, while EUR/BRL rose 1.53% to 6.09.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.45% at 103.90.