Investing.com – Brazil stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Consumption, Financials and Basic Materials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa fell 1.48%.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Embraer SA (BVMF:EMBR3), which rose 1.70% or 0.96 points to trade at 57.32 at the close. Meanwhile, B3 SA Brasil Bolsa Balcao (BVMF:B3SA3) added 1.53% or 0.15 points to end at 9.93 and WEG SA (BVMF:WEGE3) was up 1.22% or 0.67 points to 55.60 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Cvc Brasil ON (BVMF:CVCB3), which fell 11.59% or 0.27 points to trade at 2.06 at the close. Companhia Brasileira De Distribuica (BVMF:PCAR3) declined 8.14% or 0.21 points to end at 2.37 and Azul SA Pref (BVMF:AZUL4) was down 7.22% or 0.34 points to 4.37.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the B3 Stock Exchange by 506 to 467 and 34 ended unchanged.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 6.02% to 29.68.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.20% or 5.29 to $2,653.69 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January fell 1.67% or 1.14 to hit $67.16 a barrel, while the March US coffee C contract rose 5.36% or 16.80 to trade at $330.30 .
USD/BRL was up 1.27% to 6.09, while EUR/BRL rose 1.09% to 6.43.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.23% at 105.95.