Brazil stocks lower at close of trade; Bovespa down 0.22%

Investing.com – Brazil stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Real Estate , Public Utilities and Consumption sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa lost 0.22%.

The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Marfrig Alimentos SA (BVMF:MRFG3 ), which rose 5.97% or 0.82 points to trade at 14.55 at the close. Meanwhile, Lwsa SA (BVMF:LWSA3 ) added 3.45% or 0.15 points to end at 4.50 and Minerva SA/Brazil (BVMF:BEEF3 ) was up 3.12% or 0.17 points to 5.62 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Atacadao SA (BVMF:CRFB3 ), which fell 4.25% or 0.31 points to trade at 6.98 at the close. 3R Petroleum Oleo E Gas Sa (BVMF:BRAV3 ) declined 3.53% or 0.62 points to end at 16.95 and Vivara Participacoes SA (BVMF:VIVA3 ) was down 3.15% or 0.85 points to 26.16.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the B3 Stock Exchange by 522 to 424 and 55 ended unchanged.

Shares in Atacadao SA (BVMF:CRFB3 ) fell to all time lows; losing 4.25% or 0.31 to 6.98. Shares in 3R Petroleum Oleo E Gas Sa (BVMF:BRAV3 ) fell to all time lows; falling 3.53% or 0.62 to 16.95.

The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility , which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 9.00% to 29.34.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 1.06% or 28.60 to $2,736.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 1.87% or 1.32 to hit $69.35 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract rose 0.23% or 0.58 to trade at $255.73 .

USD/BRL was up 0.68% to 5.69, while EUR/BRL rose 1.08% to 6.19.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.35% at 103.29.

Source: Investing.com