Investing.com – Brazil stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Public Utilities and Industrials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa lost 0.37%.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Cyrela Brazil Realty SA (SA:CYRE3), which rose 3.58% or 0.41 points to trade at 11.85 at the close. Meanwhile, Klabin Unt (SA:KLBN11) added 1.88% or 0.31 points to end at 16.79 and Companhia Brasileira deDistribuicao (SA:PCAR4) was up 1.76% or 1.14 points to 66.03 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Metalurgica Gerdau SA (SA:GOAU4), which fell 4.48% or 0.25 points to trade at 5.33 at the close. Vale SA (SA:VALE3) declined 3.95% or 1.18 points to end at 28.72 and Bradespar SA (SA:BRAP4) was down 3.74% or 0.82 points to 21.08.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange by 181 to 179 and 44 ended unchanged.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 5.33% to 24.87 a new 52-week low.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.08% or 1.05 to $1243.05 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 0.78% or 0.37 to hit $46.95 a barrel, while the September US coffee C contract fell 0.71% or 0.96 to trade at $134.92 .
USD/BRL was down 0.76% to 3.1245, while EUR/BRL rose 0.19% to 3.6345.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.61% at 94.06.