Investing.com – Brazil stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Consumption and Industrials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa lost 1.53%.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Raia Drogasil SA (SA:RADL3), which rose 2.99% or 1.74 points to trade at 59.84 at the close. Meanwhile, BB Seguridade Participacoes SA (SA:BBSE3) added 1.94% or 0.55 points to end at 28.97 and Fibria Celulose SA (SA:FIBR3) was up 1.69% or 0.44 points to 26.53 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Bradespar SA (SA:BRAP4), which fell 5.31% or 1.28 points to trade at 22.83 at the close. Vale SA Pref (SA:VALE5) declined 4.74% or 1.51 points to end at 30.36 and Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET3) was down 4.70% or 1.02 points to 20.67.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange by 208 to 137 and 30 ended unchanged.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 6.03% to 33.21 a new 1-month high.
Gold Futures for April delivery was down 1.22% or 15.25 to $1234.75 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April fell 2.14% or 1.15 to hit $52.68 a barrel, while the May US coffee C contract fell 0.63% or 0.91 to trade at $144.27 .
USD/BRL was up 1.89% to 3.1485, while EUR/BRL rose 1.49% to 3.3074.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.44% at 102.19.