BRASÍLIA: Brazil stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Financials, Consumption and Real Estate sectors led shares lower. At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa lost 1.18%. The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Metalurgica Gerdau SA (SA:GOAU4), which rose 2.63% or 0.15 points to trade at 5.86 at the close. Meanwhile, Marfrig Alimentos SA (SA:MRFG3) added 2.29% or 0.14 points to end at 6.25 and Natura Cosmeticos SA (SA:NATU3) was up 2.03% or 0.51 points to 25.62 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were EcoRodovias SA (SA:ECOR3), which fell 4.77% or 0.46 points to trade at 9.19 at the close. Lojas Renner SA (SA:LREN3) declined 3.91% or 1.04 points to end at 25.55 and Petroleo Brasileiro SA (SA:PETR3) was down 3.16% or 0.52 points to 15.96. Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange by 191 to 172 and 27 ended unchanged.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 5.28% to 30.09. Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.52% or 6.55 to $1257.95 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April fell 0.75% or 0.41 to hit $54.04 a barrel, while the May US coffee C contract fell 2.50% or 3.75 to trade at $146.27 . USD/BRL was up 1.67% to 3.1105, while EUR/BRL rose 1.50% to 3.2849. The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.19% at 101.14.
