Investing.com – Brazil stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Consumption, Financials and Public Utilities sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa fell 0.86%.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were CCR SA (SA:CCRO3), which rose 4.44% or 0.36 points to trade at 8.46 at the close. Meanwhile, IGUATEMI ON NM (SA:IGTA3) added 2.71% or 0.82 points to end at 31.05 and Suzano Papel e Celulose SA (SA:SUZB3) was up 1.24% or 0.59 points to 47.99 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Viavarejo Unt (SA:VVAR11), which fell 8.86% or 1.46 points to trade at 15.02 at the close. Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA Pref (SA:GOLL4) declined 4.74% or 0.55 points to end at 11.05 and Cyrela Brazil Realty SA (SA:CYRE3) was down 3.68% or 0.41 points to 10.74.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange by 225 to 209 and 38 ended unchanged.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 0.70% to 48.25.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.64% or 7.60 to $1195.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 1.96% or 1.41 to hit $73.53 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract rose 3.17% or 3.15 to trade at $102.40 .
USD/BRL was up 0.90% to 4.0480, while EUR/BRL rose 0.57% to 4.6983.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.19% at 94.79.