BRASÍLIA: Brazil stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Real Estate and Industrials sectors led shares lower. At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa lost 0.28%. The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were RUMO Logistica Operadora Multimodal SA (SA:RAIL3), which rose 4.33% or 0.45 points to trade at 10.84 at the close. Meanwhile, Estacio Participacoes SA (SA:ESTC3) added 2.25% or 0.67 points to end at 30.40 and Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado (SA:SBSP3) was up 2.15% or 0.72 points to 34.23 in late trade. The worst performers of the session were Cia Siderurgica Nacional SA (SA:CSNA3), which fell 5.08% or 0.52 points to trade at 9.72 at the close. Cosan SA Industria e Comercio (SA:CSAN3) declined 2.85% or 1.11 points to end at 37.80 and CEMIG – Companhia Energetica Minas Gerais Pref (SA:CMIG4) was down 2.80% or 0.25 points to 8.67. Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange by 202 to 200 and 31 ended unchanged. Shares in Estacio Participacoes SA (SA:ESTC3) rose to all time highs; up 2.25% or 0.67 to 30.40. The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 0.62% to 28.69.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.45% or 5.87 to $1300.67 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 0.18% or 0.09 to hit $50.64 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract fell 0.52% or 0.70 to trade at $134.57 . USD/BRL was down 0.33% to 3.1273, while EUR/BRL fell 0.32% to 3.7371. The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.04% at 91.93.
