Brazil shares lower at close of trade; Bovespa down 0.22%

Investing.com – Brazil equities were lower at the close on Friday, as losses in the Real Estate, Public Utilities and Consumption sectors propelled shares lower.

At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa declined 0.22%.

The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Marfrig Alimentos SA (BVMF:MRFG3), which rose 5.97% or 0.82 points to trade at 14.55 at the close. Lwsa SA (BVMF:LWSA3) added 3.45% or 0.15 points to end at 4.50 and Minerva SA/Brazil (BVMF:BEEF3) was up 3.12% or 0.17 points to 5.62 in late trade.

Biggest losers included Atacadao SA (BVMF:CRFB3), which lost 4.25% or 0.31 points to trade at 6.98 in late trade. 3R Petroleum Oleo E Gas Sa (BVMF:BRAV3) declined 3.53% or 0.62 points to end at 16.95 and Vivara Participacoes SA (BVMF:VIVA3) shed 3.15% or 0.85 points to 26.16.

Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 522 to 424 and 55 ended unchanged on the B3 Stock Exchange.

The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 9.00% to 29.34.

In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 1.06% or 28.75 to $2,736.25 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 1.85% or 1.31 to hit $69.36 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract rose 0.23% or 0.58 to trade at $255.73 .

USD/BRL was up 0.68% to 5.69, while EUR/BRL rose 1.08% to 6.19.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.35% at 103.29.