Brazil stocks lower at close of trade; Bovespa down 0.21%

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

At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa fell 0.21%.

The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Azul SA Pref (BVMF:AZUL4 ), which rose 6.06% or 0.34 points to trade at 5.95 at the close. Meanwhile, SLC Agricola SA (BVMF:SLCE3 ) added 5.84% or 1.03 points to end at 18.66 and Atacadao SA (BVMF:CRFB3 ) was up 5.45% or 0.48 points to 9.28 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were CSN Mineracao SA (BVMF:CMIN3 ), which fell 4.03% or 0.29 points to trade at 6.91 at the close. Embraer SA (BVMF:EMBR3 ) declined 3.71% or 1.86 points to end at 48.27 and Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais SA USIMINAS Pref (BVMF:USIM5 ) was down 2.19% or 0.14 points to 6.24.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the B3 Stock Exchange by 528 to 399 and 62 ended unchanged.

The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility , which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 0.22% to 27.47.

Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.76% or 20.45 to $2,674.45 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 1.36% or 0.92 to hit $68.59 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract fell 1.61% or 4.42 to trade at $269.48 .

USD/BRL was unchanged 0.06% to 5.43, while EUR/BRL fell 0.28% to 6.07.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.13% at 100.12.

Source: Investing.com