Investing.com – Brazil stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Electric Power, Consumption and Public Utilities sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa lost 0.66%.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Metalurgica Gerdau SA (SA:GOAU4), which rose 3.00% or 0.13 points to trade at 4.47 at the close. Meanwhile, Gerdau SA Pref (SA:GGBR4) added 2.46% or 0.23 points to end at 9.57 and Cielo SA (SA:CIEL3) was up 2.33% or 0.52 points to 22.88 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Cia Paranaense de Energia (SA:CPLE6), which fell 7.69% or 2.14 points to trade at 25.70 at the close. Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET3) declined 3.31% or 0.44 points to end at 12.85 and Cosan SA Industria e Comercio (SA:CSAN3) was down 3.31% or 1.14 points to 33.27.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange by 247 to 149 and 47 ended unchanged.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 0.95% to 35.23.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.87% or 11.30 to $1281.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to hit $45.72 a barrel, while the July US coffee C contract rose 0.34% or 0.43 to trade at $126.33 .
USD/BRL was down 0.20% to 3.2634, while EUR/BRL fell 0.59% to 3.6595.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.27% at 96.93.