Investing.com – Brazilian stocks were lower after Thursday’s close as losses in the , and sectors dragged shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo they lost 1.08%.
The best performers of the session on the exchange were Embraer SA (BVMF:), which rose 2.24% or 1.01 points to close at 46.04. Meanwhile, WEG SA (BVMF:) added 1.44% or 0.77 points to end at 54.20 and Ambev SA (BVMF:) rose 0.54% or 0.07 points to 13.01 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were CVC Brazil ON (BVMF:), which fell 7.39% or 0.17 points to trade at 2.13 at the close. MRV Engenharia e Participacoes SA (BVMF:) fell 5.42% or 0.41 points to end at 7.16 and Magazine Luiza SA (BVMF:) fell 4.84% or 0.67 points to 13.18.
The number of declining stocks outnumbered rising stocks on the B3 Stock Exchange by 495 to 444, with 53 ending unchanged.
Shares in Embraer SA (BVMF:) rose to record highs; increases by 2.24% or 1.01 to 46.04. Shares in WEG SA (BVMF:) rose to record highs; increases by 1.44% or 0.77 to 54.20.
The , which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, rose 5.47% to 25.66.
December gold futures fell 1.09%, or 27.80, to $2,519.70 per troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, crude oil for October delivery rose 1.40%, or 1.01, to $72.94 a barrel, while the December U.S. Coffee C contract fell 2.68%, or 6.67, to $242. 58.
USD/BRL rose 1.73% to 5.58, while EUR/BRL rose 1.58% to 6.21.
US Dollar Index Futures rose 0.51% to 101.42.
