Investing.com – Brazil stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the , and sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the declined 0.33%.
The best performers of the session on the were BRF SA (BVMF:), which rose 3.08% or 0.68 points to trade at 22.73 at the close. Meanwhile, Prio SA (BVMF:) added 1.55% or 0.67 points to end at 43.85 and Bradespar SA (BVMF:) was up 1.37% or 0.25 points to 18.51 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Azul SA Pref (BVMF:), which fell 6.15% or 0.48 points to trade at 7.33 at the close. Embraer SA (BVMF:) declined 6.04% or 2.31 points to end at 35.91 and YDUQS Participacoes SA (BVMF:) was down 4.98% or 0.55 points to 10.49.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the B3 Stock Exchange by 609 to 344 and 56 ended unchanged.
Shares in BRF SA (BVMF:) rose to 52-week highs; rising 3.08% or 0.68 to 22.73. Shares in YDUQS Participacoes SA (BVMF:) fell to 52-week lows; falling 4.98% or 0.55 to 10.49.
The , which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 0.62% to 25.82.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.04% or 1.05 to $2,335.55 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August fell 0.28% or 0.23 to hit $81.51 a barrel, while the September US coffee C contract rose 0.59% or 1.33 to trade at $227.68 .
USD/BRL was up 1.70% to 5.60, while EUR/BRL rose 1.58% to 5.99.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.02% at 105.56.
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