Investing.com – Brazil stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Industrials, Consumption and Financials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa lost 1.27%.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Totvs SA (BVMF:TOTS3), which rose 2.69% or 0.88 points to trade at 33.54 at the close. Meanwhile, Hapvida Participacoes e Investimentos (BVMF:HAPV3) added 2.64% or 0.06 points to end at 2.33 and Fleury SA (BVMF:FLRY3) was up 1.83% or 0.21 points to 11.69 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Automob Participações SA (BVMF:AMOB3), which fell 7.41% or 0.02 points to trade at 0.25 at the close. Cosan SA Industria e Comercio (BVMF:CSAN3) declined 6.14% or 0.47 points to end at 7.18 and Localiza Rent a Car SA (BVMF:RENT3) was down 6.11% or 1.95 points to 29.94.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the B3 Stock Exchange by 509 to 417 and 54 ended unchanged.
Shares in Automob Participações SA (BVMF:AMOB3) fell to all time lows; losing 7.41% or 0.02 to 0.25. Shares in Cosan SA Industria e Comercio (BVMF:CSAN3) fell to 5-year lows; falling 6.14% or 0.47 to 7.18.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 3.27% to 27.48.
Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.43% or 12.26 to $2,888.96 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March rose 0.59% or 0.42 to hit $71.03 a barrel, while the March US coffee C contract rose 1.98% or 8.00 to trade at $411.95 .
USD/BRL was up 0.81% to 5.81, while EUR/BRL rose 0.19% to 5.99.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.37% at 107.94.