Brazil shares lower at close of trade; Bovespa down 0.02%

Investing.com – Brazil equities were lower at the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Industrials , Telecoms and Financials sectors propelled shares lower.

At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa lost 0.02%.

The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were B2W Cia Digital (SA: BTOW3 ), which rose 6.27% or 1.99 points to trade at 33.72 at the close. Marfrig Alimentos SA (SA: MRFG3 ) added 4.77% or 0.28 points to end at 6.15 and Natura Cosmeticos SA (SA: NATU3 ) was up 3.95% or 1.18 points to 31.08 in late trade.

Biggest losers included Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA: ELET6 ), which lost 5.38% or 1.40 points to trade at 24.60 in late trade. Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA: ELET3 ) declined 3.72% or 0.82 points to end at 21.20 and Raia Drogasil SA (SA: RADL3 ) shed 2.87% or 1.92 points to 65.09.

Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 255 to 208 and 40 ended unchanged on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange.

The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility , which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 2.01% to 39.08.

In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.43% or 5.30 to $1225.70 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 2.60% or 1.87 to hit $70.05 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract rose 4.10% or 4.82 to trade at $122.35 .

USD/BRL was down 1.11% to 3.6839, while EUR/BRL fell 1.75% to 4.2362.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.59% at 95.34.