Investing.com – Brazil equities were lower at the close on Friday, as losses in the Financials, Consumption and Real Estate sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa declined 0.77%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Companhia Siderurgica Nacional (BVMF:CSNA3), which rose 3.76% or 0.28 points to trade at 7.73 at the close. IRB Brasil Resseguros SA (BVMF:IRBR3) added 3.67% or 1.63 points to end at 46.08 and CSN Mineracao SA (BVMF:CMIN3) was up 2.97% or 0.14 points to 4.85 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Tim Participacoes SA (BVMF:TIMS3), which fell 5.02% or 0.73 points to trade at 13.82 in late trade. Localiza Rent a Car SA (BVMF:RENT3) declined 4.66% or 1.41 points to end at 28.87 and B3 SA Brasil Bolsa Balcao (BVMF:B3SA3) down 3.92% or 0.40 points to 9.80.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones by 581 to 362 and 64 ended unchanged on the B3 Stock Exchange.
Shares in Tim Participacoes SA (BVMF:TIMS3) fell to 52-week lows; losing 5.02% or 0.73 to 13.82. Shares in Localiza Rent a Car SA (BVMF:RENT3) fell to 3-year lows; losing 4.66% or 1.41 to 28.87.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 0.30% to 30.17.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.98% or 26.40 to $2,717.20 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 3.68% or 2.72 to hit $76.64 a barrel, while the March US coffee C contract rose 2.03% or 6.45 to trade at $324.95 .
USD/BRL was up 1.13% to 6.11, while EUR/BRL rose 0.63% to 6.25.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.45% at 109.49.