Investing.com – Brazil equities were lower at the close on Thursday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Real Estate and Financials sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa declined 1.64%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Smiles ON (SA:SMLE3), which rose 2.34% or 1.40 points to trade at 61.25 at the close. JBS SA (SA:JBSS3) added 0.85% or 0.10 points to end at 11.90 and Localiza Rent a Car SA (SA:RENT3) was up 0.79% or 0.31 points to 39.50 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Natura Cosmeticos SA (SA:NATU3), which lost 6.17% or 1.65 points to trade at 25.11 in late trade. Bradespar SA (SA:BRAP4) declined 5.48% or 1.35 points to end at 23.30 and CCR SA (SA:CCRO3) shed 4.91% or 0.93 points to 18.00.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 243 to 123 and 38 ended unchanged on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 2.40% to 28.58.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for April delivery was up 1.35% or 16.65 to $1249.95 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in April rose 1.49% or 0.80 to hit $54.39 a barrel, while the May US coffee C contract fell 0.53% or 0.80 to trade at $150.02 .
USD/BRL was down 0.13% to 3.0599, while EUR/BRL rose 0.09% to 3.2377.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.34% at 100.97.