Brazil stocks lower at close of trade; Bovespa down 0.96%

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

At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa fell 0.96%.

The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Gerdau SA Pref (BVMF:GGBR4), which rose 2.27% or 0.41 points to trade at 18.47 at the close. Meanwhile, Metalurgica Gerdau SA (BVMF:GOAU4) added 1.84% or 0.19 points to end at 10.52 and CSN Mineracao SA (BVMF:CMIN3) was up 1.62% or 0.09 points to 5.65 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Azul SA Pref (BVMF:AZUL4), which fell 24.14% or 1.75 points to trade at 5.50 at the close. Ez Tec SA (BVMF:EZTC3) declined 4.85% or 0.72 points to end at 14.12 and Companhia Brasileira De Distribuica (BVMF:PCAR3) was down 4.56% or 0.15 points to 3.14.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the B3 Stock Exchange by 535 to 405 and 54 ended unchanged.

Shares in Azul SA Pref (BVMF:AZUL4) fell to all time lows; down 24.14% or 1.75 to 5.50.

The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 2.15% to 26.10.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.65% or 16.60 to $2,554.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 1.88% or 1.40 to hit $75.92 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract fell 3.00% or 7.70 to trade at $248.75 .

USD/BRL was up 1.13% to 5.63, while EUR/BRL rose 0.84% to 6.23.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.31% at 101.31.