Brazil stocks lower at close of trade; Bovespa down 0.68%

Investing.com – Brazil stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Consumption, Real Estate and Basic Materials sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa declined 0.68%.

The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were BRF SA (BVMF:BRFS3), which rose 2.66% or 0.62 points to trade at 23.89 at the close. Meanwhile, Marfrig Alimentos SA (BVMF:MRFG3) added 2.54% or 0.34 points to end at 13.73 and 3R Petroleum Oleo E Gas Sa (BVMF:BRAV3) was up 2.21% or 0.38 points to 17.57 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Hapvida Participacoes e Investimentos (BVMF:HAPV3), which fell 3.63% or 0.14 points to trade at 3.72 at the close. YDUQS Participacoes SA (BVMF:YDUQ3) declined 3.59% or 0.38 points to end at 10.20 and Hypera SA (BVMF:HYPE3) was down 3.06% or 0.82 points to 25.94.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the B3 Stock Exchange by 527 to 400 and 60 ended unchanged.

Shares in Hypera SA (BVMF:HYPE3) fell to 3-years lows; falling 3.06% or 0.82 to 25.94.

The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 4.44% to 32.24.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.60% or 16.10 to $2,707.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 0.55% or 0.39 to hit $70.78 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract fell 1.67% or 4.32 to trade at $253.68 .

USD/BRL was down 0.13% to 5.66, while EUR/BRL fell 0.36% to 6.13.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.21% at 103.62.