Investing.com – Brazil stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Real Estate, Public Utilities and Financials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa declined 0.64%.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Embraer SA (SA:EMBR3), which rose 2.94% or 0.69 points to trade at 24.14 at the close. Meanwhile, Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA (SA:GOLL4) added 1.83% or 0.14 points to end at 7.78 and Banco Santander Brasil SA (SA:SANB11) was up 1.61% or 0.26 points to 16.36 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Cyrela Brazil Realty SA (SA:CYRE3), which fell 4.03% or 0.41 points to trade at 9.77 at the close. Natura Cosmeticos SA (SA:NATU3) declined 3.41% or 1.02 points to end at 28.86 and Even Construtora e Incorporadora SA (SA:EVEN3) was down 3.23% or 0.11 points to 3.30.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange by 188 to 101 and 12 ended unchanged.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 2.12% to 31.28.
Gold for August delivery was unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to $1180.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July fell 1.21% or 0.73 to hit $60.03 a barrel, while the July US coffee C contract fell 0.17% or 0.23 to trade at $131.62 .
USD/BRL was up 0.98% to 3.1206, while EUR/BRL rose 1.03% to 3.5145.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.01% at 94.98.