Brazil stocks lower at close of trade; Bovespa down 0.36%

Investing.com – Brazil stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Financials , Public Utilities and Electric Power sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa declined 0.36%.

The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Natura & Co SA (BVMF:NTCO3 ), which rose 3.65% or 0.51 points to trade at 14.47 at the close. Meanwhile, CSN Mineracao SA (BVMF:CMIN3 ) added 3.27% or 0.20 points to end at 6.31 and Raizen SA Preferred (BVMF:RAIZ4 ) was up 2.34% or 0.07 points to 3.06 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were 3R Petroleum Oleo E Gas Sa (BVMF:BRAV3 ), which fell 5.06% or 1.14 points to trade at 21.39 at the close. Hypera SA (BVMF:HYPE3 ) declined 3.01% or 0.88 points to end at 28.37 and Cvc Brasil ON (BVMF:CVCB3 ) was down 2.67% or 0.05 points to 1.82.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the B3 Stock Exchange by 510 to 400 and 68 ended unchanged.

Shares in 3R Petroleum Oleo E Gas Sa (BVMF:BRAV3 ) fell to 3-years lows; falling 5.06% or 1.14 to 21.39.

The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility , which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 0.85% to 26.88.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 1.77% or 45.10 to $2,587.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 2.76% or 1.86 to hit $69.17 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract rose 1.22% or 3.00 to trade at $249.65 .

USD/BRL was down 0.60% to 5.63, while EUR/BRL unchanged 0.08% to 6.22.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.43% at 101.22.

Source: Investing.com