Investing.com – Brazil equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the Financials, Consumption and Industrials sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa fell 0.51%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Fibria Celulose SA (SA:FIBR3), which rose 3.64% or 1.33 points to trade at 37.85 at the close. Bradespar SA (SA:BRAP4) added 3.09% or 0.58 points to end at 19.38 and Cia Siderurgica Nacional SA (SA:CSNA3) was up 3.01% or 0.21 points to 7.18 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Cielo SA (SA:CIEL3), which lost 2.44% or 0.58 points to trade at 23.20 in late trade. Lojas Renner SA (SA:LREN3) declined 2.17% or 0.59 points to end at 26.55 and Tim Participacoes SA (SA:TIMP3) shed 1.90% or 0.19 points to 9.81.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 218 to 174 and 28 ended unchanged on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 4.45% to 40.60.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.12% or 1.50 to $1266.60 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in July rose 0.38% or 0.19 to hit $49.99 a barrel, while the July US coffee C contract rose 1.35% or 1.75 to trade at $131.22 .
USD/BRL was up 0.10% to 3.2637, while EUR/BRL rose 0.01% to 3.6457.
The US Dollar Index Futures was unchanged 0.00% at 97.33.