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

At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa fell 0.04%.

The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were BRF SA (BVMF: BRFS3 ), which rose 5.58% or 1.47 points to trade at 27.80 at the close. Meanwhile, Lwsa SA (BVMF: LWSA3 ) added 4.58% or 0.16 points to end at 3.65 and RUMO Logistica Operadora Multimodal SA (BVMF: RAIL3 ) was up 2.77% or 0.52 points to 19.28 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Azzas 2154 SA (BVMF: AZZA3 ), which fell 4.49% or 1.65 points to trade at 35.09 at the close. MRV Engenharia e Participacoes SA (BVMF: MRVE3 ) declined 4.19% or 0.22 points to end at 5.03 and Hapvida Participacoes e Investimentos (BVMF: HAPV3 ) was down 3.32% or 0.09 points to 2.62.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the B3 Stock Exchange by 617 to 353 and 49 ended unchanged.

Shares in BRF SA (BVMF: BRFS3 ) rose to 3-years highs; up 5.58% or 1.47 to 27.80. Shares in Azzas 2154 SA (BVMF: AZZA3 ) fell to 3-years lows; falling 4.49% or 1.65 to 35.09. Shares in MRV Engenharia e Participacoes SA (BVMF: MRVE3 ) fell to 5-year lows; down 4.19% or 0.22 to 5.03. Shares in Hapvida Participacoes e Investimentos (BVMF: HAPV3 ) fell to 52-week lows; losing 3.32% or 0.09 to 2.62.

The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility , which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 0.37% to 32.15.

Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.22% or 5.90 to $2,673.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January fell 1.80% or 1.26 to hit $68.68 a barrel, while the March US coffee C contract rose 2.08% or 6.15 to trade at $301.65 .

USD/BRL was unchanged 0.04% to 6.04, while EUR/BRL unchanged 0.08% to 6.35.

The US Dollar Index Futures was unchanged 0.00% at 106.34.