Investing.com – Brazil stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Industrials, Basic Materials and Consumption sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa declined 0.06%.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET6), which rose 5.61% or 1.24 points to trade at 23.33 at the close. Meanwhile, Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET3) added 4.22% or 0.78 points to end at 19.25 and Companhia Brasileira deDistribuicao (SA:PCAR4) was up 3.95% or 3.00 points to 79.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Estacio Participacoes SA (SA:ESTC3), which fell 5.11% or 1.73 points to trade at 32.12 at the close. Localiza Rent a Car SA (SA:RENT3) declined 4.78% or 1.41 points to end at 28.10 and Cia Siderurgica Nacional SA (SA:CSNA3) was down 3.47% or 0.32 points to 8.90.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange by 230 to 212 and 43 ended unchanged.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 4.22% to 26.53.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.51% or 6.70 to $1324.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June fell 0.23% or 0.16 to hit $68.03 a barrel, while the July US coffee C contract rose 2.00% or 2.39 to trade at $121.92 .
USD/BRL was down 0.39% to 3.4617, while EUR/BRL fell 0.16% to 4.1991.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.08% at 91.32.
