WASHINGTON: Brazil stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Real Estate and Financials sectors led shares lower. At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa fell 1.64%. The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Smiles ON (SA:SMLE3), which rose 2.34% or 1.40 points to trade at 61.25 at the close. Meanwhile, JBS SA (SA:JBSS3) added 0.85% or 0.10 points to end at 11.90 and Localiza Rent a Car SA (SA:RENT3) was up 0.79% or 0.31 points to 39.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Natura Cosmeticos SA (SA:NATU3), which fell 6.17% or 1.65 points to trade at 25.11 at the close. Bradespar SA (SA:BRAP4) declined 5.48% or 1.35 points to end at 23.30 and CCR SA (SA:CCRO3) was down 4.91% or 0.93 points to 18.00. Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange by 243 to 123 and 38 ended unchanged. The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 2.40% to 28.58. Gold Futures for April delivery was up 1.35% or 16.65 to $1249.95 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April rose 1.51% or 0.81 to hit $54.40 a barrel, while the May US coffee C contract fell 0.53% or 0.80 to trade at $150.02 . USD/BRL was down 0.13% to 3.0599, while EUR/BRL rose 0.09% to 3.2377. The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.33% at 100.98.
