Investing.com – Brazil stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the , and sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the lost 1.08%.
The best performers of the session on the were Embraer SA (BVMF:), which rose 2.24% or 1.01 points to trade at 46.04 at the close. Meanwhile, WEG SA (BVMF:) added 1.44% or 0.77 points to end at 54.20 and Ambev SA (BVMF:) was up 0.54% or 0.07 points to 13.01 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Cvc Brasil ON (BVMF:), which fell 7.39% or 0.17 points to trade at 2.13 at the close. MRV Engenharia e Participacoes SA (BVMF:) declined 5.42% or 0.41 points to end at 7.16 and Magazine Luiza SA (BVMF:) was down 4.84% or 0.67 points to 13.18.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the B3 Stock Exchange by 495 to 444 and 53 ended unchanged.
Shares in Embraer SA (BVMF:) rose to all time highs; rising 2.24% or 1.01 to 46.04. Shares in WEG SA (BVMF:) rose to all time highs; rising 1.44% or 0.77 to 54.20.
The , which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 5.47% to 25.66.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 1.09% or 27.80 to $2,519.70 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 1.40% or 1.01 to hit $72.94 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract fell 2.68% or 6.67 to trade at $242.58 .
USD/BRL was up 1.73% to 5.58, while EUR/BRL rose 1.58% to 6.21.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.51% at 101.42.
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