Brazil stocks lower at close of trade; Bovespa down 0.40%

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

At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa declined 0.40%.

The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were CPFL Energia SA (BVMF:CPFE3 ), which rose 3.74% or 1.23 points to trade at 34.09 at the close. Meanwhile, Dexco SA (BVMF:DXCO3 ) added 3.01% or 0.24 points to end at 8.21 and Engie Brasil Energia SA (BVMF:EGIE3 ) was up 2.31% or 1.02 points to 45.16 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Pet Center Comercio e Partcipacoes (BVMF:PETZ3 ), which fell 5.81% or 0.30 points to trade at 4.86 at the close. Magazine Luiza SA (BVMF:MGLU3 ) declined 5.66% or 0.73 points to end at 12.16 and Azzas 2154 SA (BVMF:AZZA3 ) was down 3.39% or 1.72 points to 49.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the B3 Stock Exchange by 604 to 325 and 61 ended unchanged.

The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility , which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 3.07% to 26.90.

Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.98% or 25.00 to $2,535.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 3.10% or 2.35 to hit $73.56 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract fell 1.70% or 4.22 to trade at $243.38 .

USD/BRL was down 0.15% to 5.62, while EUR/BRL unchanged 0.04% to 6.23.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.36% at 101.64.

Source: Investing.com