Investing.com – Brazil stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Financials, Electric Power and Consumption sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa declined 0.03%.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Companhia Siderurgica Nacional (BVMF:CSNA3), which rose 5.09% or 0.40 points to trade at 8.26 at the close. Meanwhile, Cogna Educacao SA (BVMF:COGN3) added 3.79% or 0.05 points to end at 1.37 and Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais SA USIMINAS Pref (BVMF:USIM5) was up 1.55% or 0.08 points to 5.23 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Automob Participações SA (BVMF:AMOB3), which unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 points to trade at 0.31 at the close. Cvc Brasil ON (BVMF:CVCB3) declined 2.73% or 0.05 points to end at 1.78 and LWSA SA (BVMF:LWSA3) was down 2.73% or 0.09 points to 3.21.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the B3 Stock Exchange by 475 to 453 and 64 ended unchanged.
Shares in Automob Participações SA (BVMF:AMOB3) unchanged to all time lows; unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to 0.31.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 4.30% to 28.63.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.46% or 12.81 to $2,777.81 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 0.05% or 0.04 to hit $74.58 a barrel, while the March US coffee C contract rose 0.83% or 2.85 to trade at $346.80 .
USD/BRL was down 0.18% to 5.91, while EUR/BRL rose 0.50% to 6.20.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.56% at 107.26.