Brazil stocks lower at close of trade; Bovespa down 0.68%

Investing.com – Brazil stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Consumption , Real Estate and Basic Materials sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa declined 0.68%.

The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were BRF SA (BVMF:BRFS3 ), which rose 2.66% or 0.62 points to trade at 23.89 at the close. Meanwhile, Marfrig Alimentos SA (BVMF:MRFG3 ) added 2.54% or 0.34 points to end at 13.73 and 3R Petroleum Oleo E Gas Sa (BVMF:BRAV3 ) was up 2.21% or 0.38 points to 17.57 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Hapvida Participacoes e Investimentos (BVMF:HAPV3 ), which fell 3.63% or 0.14 points to trade at 3.72 at the close. YDUQS Participacoes SA (BVMF:YDUQ3 ) declined 3.59% or 0.38 points to end at 10.20 and Hypera SA (BVMF:HYPE3 ) was down 3.06% or 0.82 points to 25.94.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the B3 Stock Exchange by 527 to 400 and 60 ended unchanged.

Shares in Hypera SA (BVMF:HYPE3 ) fell to 3-years lows; falling 3.06% or 0.82 to 25.94.

The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility , which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 4.44% to 32.24.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.60% or 16.10 to $2,707.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 0.55% or 0.39 to hit $70.78 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract fell 1.67% or 4.32 to trade at $253.68 .

USD/BRL was down 0.13% to 5.66, while EUR/BRL fell 0.36% to 6.13.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.21% at 103.62.

Source: Investing.com