Investing.com – Brazil stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Industrials and Telecoms sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa lost 0.01%.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Cielo SA (SA:CIEL3), which rose 8.17% or 2.00 points to trade at 26.49 at the close. Meanwhile, ALL America Latina Logistica SA (SA:RUMO3) added 3.85% or 0.22 points to end at 5.94 and BR Malls Participacoes SA (SA:BRML3) was up 3.56% or 0.38 points to 11.05 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Metalurgica Gerdau SA (SA:GOAU4), which fell 6.92% or 0.34 points to trade at 4.57 at the close. Gerdau SA (SA:GGBR4) declined 4.63% or 0.53 points to end at 10.92 and BRF SA (SA:BRFS3) was down 3.73% or 1.85 points to 47.81.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange by 209 to 153 and 20 ended unchanged.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 0.70% to 35.67 a new 1-month low.
Gold for February delivery was up 0.50% or 5.70 to $1135.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 2.06% or 1.05 to hit $51.95 a barrel, while the March US coffee C contract fell 0.04% or 0.06 to trade at $142.32 .
USD/BRL was up 0.82% to 3.3976, while EUR/BRL rose 1.04% to 3.5453.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.21% at 102.93.