Investing.com – Brazil stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the , and sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the lost 0.07%.
The best performers of the session on the were Cvc Brasil ON (BVMF:), which rose 4.35% or 0.09 points to trade at 2.16 at the close. Meanwhile, Magazine Luiza SA (BVMF:) added 4.01% or 0.37 points to end at 9.60 and Atacadao SA (BVMF:) was up 3.32% or 0.24 points to 7.47 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were WEG SA (BVMF:), which fell 5.16% or 2.94 points to trade at 54.00 at the close. Embraer SA (BVMF:) declined 2.08% or 1.04 points to end at 49.08 and IRB Brasil Resseguros SA (BVMF:) was down 1.73% or 0.76 points to 43.14.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the B3 Stock Exchange by 531 to 419 and 47 ended unchanged.
The , which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 0.61% to 31.29.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.57% or 15.90 to $2,797.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 2.60% or 1.75 to hit $68.96 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract rose 0.56% or 1.40 to trade at $249.50 .
USD/BRL was unchanged 0.07% to 5.76, while EUR/BRL rose 0.40% to 6.26.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.20% at 103.98.
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