Brazil Stock Market Update

Investing.com – Brazil stocks were lower after the close on Friday, with losses in the Real Estate, Public Utilities, and Consumption sectors leading shares downward.

At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa lost 0.22%.

Best Performers

The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were:
– Marfrig Alimentos SA (BVMF:MRFG3): rose 5.97% or 0.82 points to trade at 14.55.
– Lwsa SA (BVMF:LWSA3): added 3.45% or 0.15 points to end at 4.50.
– Minerva SA/Brazil (BVMF:BEEF3): was up 3.12% or 0.17 points to 5.62 in late trade.

Worst Performers

The worst performers of the session were:
– Atacadao SA (BVMF:CRFB3): fell 4.25% or 0.31 points to trade at 6.98.
– 3R Petroleum Oleo E Gas Sa (BVMF:BRAV3): declined 3.53% or 0.62 points to 16.95.
– Vivara Participacoes SA (BVMF:VIVA3): down 3.15% or 0.85 points to 26.16.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the B3 Stock Exchange by 522 to 424, with 55 ending unchanged.

Shares in Atacadao SA (BVMF:CRFB3) fell to all-time lows; losing 4.25% or 0.31 points to 6.98. Shares in 3R Petroleum Oleo E Gas Sa (BVMF:BRAV3) also fell to all-time lows; declining 3.53% or 0.62 points to 16.95.

The CBOE Brazil ETF Volatility, which measures implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 9.00% to 29.34.

Commodity Prices

• Gold Futures for December delivery was up 1.06% or 28.60 to $2,736.10 a troy ounce.
• Crude Oil for November delivery fell 1.87% or 1.32 to hit $69.35 a barrel.
• US Coffee C contract for December rose 0.23% or 0.58 to trade at $255.73.

Currency Exchange Rates

• USD/BRL was up 0.68% to 5.69.
• EUR/BRL rose 1.08% to 6.19.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.35% at 103.29.