Investing.com – Brazil stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Public Utilities, Electric Power and Real Estate sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa lost 0.79% to hit a new 3-months low.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Grupo Vamos SA (BVMF:VAMO3), which rose 5.14% or 0.30 points to trade at 6.14 at the close. Meanwhile, Embraer SA (BVMF:EMBR3) added 3.32% or 1.81 points to end at 56.25 and BRF SA (BVMF:BRFS3) was up 3.28% or 0.80 points to 25.21 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Lojas Renner SA (BVMF:LREN3), which fell 5.31% or 0.88 points to trade at 15.68 at the close. Hapvida Participacoes e Investimentos (BVMF:HAPV3) declined 4.64% or 0.14 points to end at 2.88 and Cosan SA Industria e Comercio (BVMF:CSAN3) was down 4.64% or 0.51 points to 10.49.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the B3 Stock Exchange by 489 to 478 and 54 ended unchanged.
Shares in Hapvida Participacoes e Investimentos (BVMF:HAPV3) fell to 52-week lows; falling 4.64% or 0.14 to 2.88. Shares in Cosan SA Industria e Comercio (BVMF:CSAN3) fell to 5-year lows; losing 4.64% or 0.51 to 10.49.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 18.07% to 35.68.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.77% or 20.35 to $2,672.05 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 1.99% or 1.37 to hit $70.12 a barrel, while the March US coffee C contract rose 0.84% or 2.45 to trade at $294.95 .
USD/BRL was up 0.73% to 5.81, while EUR/BRL rose 0.09% to 6.09.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.39% at 107.03.
