Investing.com – Brazil stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Financials, Real Estate and Consumption sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa declined 1.93%.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were JBS SA (SA:JBSS3), which rose 5.82% or 0.44 points to trade at 8.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Fibria Celulose SA (SA:FIBR3) added 5.25% or 2.60 points to end at 52.10 and Suzano Papel e Celulose SA (SA:SUZB5) was up 5.18% or 1.04 points to 21.13 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET6), which fell 5.36% or 1.33 points to trade at 23.50 at the close. Cia Siderurgica Nacional SA (SA:CSNA3) declined 5.08% or 0.42 points to end at 7.85 and Bradespar SA (SA:BRAP4) was down 5.04% or 1.26 points to 23.72.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange by 260 to 137 and 24 ended unchanged.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 4.49% to 34.00.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.26% or 3.36 to $1287.06 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 0.42% or 0.24 to hit $57.05 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract rose 0.51% or 0.64 to trade at $126.22 .
USD/BRL was down 0.06% to 3.2527, while EUR/BRL rose 0.37% to 3.7879.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.41% at 94.38.