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.