Brazil Stock Market Summary

Investing.com – Brazil stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Consumption, Electric Power, and Real Estate sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa declined 0.13%.

Best Performers

The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were:
– Cvc Brasil ON (BVMF:CVCB3): +5.05% (0.10 points) to trade at 2.08 at the close.
– Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais SA USIMINAS Pref (BVMF:USIM5): +4.24% (0.27 points) to end at 6.64.
– Vale SA (BVMF:VALE3): +3.40% (2.03 points) to 61.73 in late trade.

Worst Performers

The worst performers of the session included:
– IRB Brasil Resseguros SA (BVMF:IRBR3): -6.49% (2.87 points) to trade at 41.35.
– Atacadao SA (BVMF:CRFB3): -6.16% (0.46 points) to end at 7.01.
– Hypera SA (BVMF:HYPE3): -5.55% (1.54 points) to 26.20.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the B3 Stock Exchange by 483 to 470, and 55 remained unchanged.

The CBOE Brazil ETF Volatility, measuring implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 0.55% to 29.40.

Commodities

• Gold Futures for December delivery rose 0.31% (8.55) to $2,757.45 a troy ounce.
• Crude oil for December delivery rose 2.02% (1.42) to hit $71.61 a barrel.
• US coffee C contract for December rose 0.92% (2.25) to trade at $247.70.

Currency Exchange

• USD/BRL was up 0.77% to 5.71.
• EUR/BRL rose 0.44% to 6.16.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.26% at 104.18.