BRASÍLIA: Brazil stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Public Utilities, Basic Materials and Financials sectors led shares lower. At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa lost 0.85%.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Estacio Participacoes SA (SA:ESTC3), which rose 3.32% or 0.52 points to trade at 16.20 at the close. Meanwhile, Kroton Educacional SA (SA:KROT3) added 3.23% or 0.43 points to end at 13.73 and Embraer SA (SA:EMBR3) was up 2.67% or 0.45 points to 17.30 in late trade. The worst performers of the session were Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais (SA:USIM5), which fell 4.14% or 0.17 points to trade at 3.94 at the close. Metalurgica Gerdau SA (SA:GOAU4) declined 3.84% or 0.18 points to end at 4.51 and Banco Santander Brasil SA Unit (SA:SANB11) was down 3.79% or 0.99 points to 25.14. Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange by 197 to 142 and 45 ended unchanged.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 3.36% to 31.65. Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.42% or 5.25 to $1253.75 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 1.08% or 0.55 to hit $51.70 a barrel, while the May US coffee C contract rose 0.50% or 0.68 to trade at $137.75 . USD/BRL was up 0.88% to 3.1481, while EUR/BRL rose 0.73% to 3.3495. The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.17% at 100.63.