Brazil stocks lower at close of trade; Bovespa down 1.45%

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

At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa lost 1.45%.

The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Natura & Co SA (BVMF:NTCO3 ), which rose 2.59% or 0.37 points to trade at 14.63 at the close. Meanwhile, Petroreconcavo SA (BVMF:RECV3 ) added 1.83% or 0.33 points to end at 18.38 and YDUQS Participacoes SA (BVMF:YDUQ3 ) was up 1.63% or 0.15 points to 9.37 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Sendas Distribuidora SA (BVMF:ASAI3 ), which fell 5.73% or 0.41 points to trade at 6.74 at the close. Azul SA Pref (BVMF:AZUL4 ) declined 4.81% or 0.30 points to end at 5.94 and Atacadao SA (BVMF:CRFB3 ) was down 4.74% or 0.43 points to 8.64.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the B3 Stock Exchange by 626 to 302 and 53 ended unchanged.

Shares in Sendas Distribuidora SA (BVMF:ASAI3 ) fell to all time lows; falling 5.73% or 0.41 to 6.74.

The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility , which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 0.70% to 28.95 a new 1-month high.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.27% or 7.20 to $2,676.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 5.41% or 3.79 to hit $73.89 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract fell 0.86% or 2.20 to trade at $254.30 .

USD/BRL was up 0.63% to 5.48, while EUR/BRL rose 0.36% to 6.04.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.29% at 101.72.

Source: Investing.com