Investing.com – Brazil equities were lower at the close on Friday, as losses in the Financials, Basic Materials and Telecom Sector sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa declined 0.11%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Marfrig Alimentos SA (BVMF:MRFG3), which rose 21.35% or 4.41 points to trade at 25.07 at the close. Pet Center Comercio e Partcipacoes (BVMF:PETZ3) added 7.18% or 0.30 points to end at 4.48 and Cvc Brasil ON (BVMF:CVCB3) was up 5.86% or 0.13 points to 2.35 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Banco do Brasil SA (BVMF:BBAS3), which fell 12.69% or 3.73 points to trade at 25.67 in late trade. YDUQS Participacoes SA (BVMF:YDUQ3) declined 3.63% or 0.58 points to end at 15.39 and Azul SA Pref (BVMF:AZUL4) down 2.63% or 0.03 points to 1.11.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones by 619 to 342 and 42 ended unchanged on the B3 Stock Exchange.
Shares in Marfrig Alimentos SA (BVMF:MRFG3) rose to all time highs; gaining 21.35% or 4.41 to 25.07. Shares in Azul SA Pref (BVMF:AZUL4) fell to all time lows; down 2.63% or 0.03 to 1.11.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 0.36% to 30.27.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.83% or 26.75 to $3,199.85 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 1.20% or 0.74 to hit $62.36 a barrel, while the July US coffee C contract fell 2.52% or 9.45 to trade at $365.55 .
USD/BRL was down 0.28% to 5.67, while EUR/BRL fell 0.63% to 6.32.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.21% at 100.94.