Investing.com – Brazil stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Public Utilities and Real Estate sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa declined 0.48%.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were CCR SA (SA:CCRO3), which rose 2.92% or 0.45 points to trade at 15.85 at the close. Meanwhile, Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA (SA:GOLL4) added 2.75% or 0.21 points to end at 7.84 and Qualicorp SA (SA:QUAL3) was up 2.60% or 0.60 points to 23.65 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Cia Siderurgica Nacional SA (SA:CSNA3), which fell 6.81% or 0.48 points to trade at 6.57 at the close. PDG Realty SA (SA:PDGR3) declined 5.00% or 0.020 points to end at 0.380 and Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais (SA:USIM5) was down 4.99% or 0.27 points to 5.14.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange by 190 to 112 and 6 ended unchanged.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 1.20% to 31.94.
Gold for August delivery was up 0.20% or 2.40 to $1188.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July rose 0.76% or 0.43 to hit $57.95 a barrel, while the July US coffee C contract rose 0.64% or 0.80 to trade at $124.97 .
USD/BRL was up 0.53% to 3.1575, while EUR/BRL rose 0.87% to 3.4562.
The US Dollar Index was unchanged 0.00% at 97.13.