Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Public Utilities and Electric Power sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa added 0.09%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET6), which rose 4.32% or 0.98 points to trade at 23.67 at the close. Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET3) added 3.95% or 0.78 points to end at 20.54 and Smiles ON (SA:SMLE3) was up 3.07% or 2.47 points to 82.95 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Cielo SA (SA:CIEL3), which lost 2.18% or 0.48 points to trade at 21.50 in late trade. Qualicorp SA (SA:QUAL3) declined 2.01% or 0.76 points to end at 37.14 and Natura Cosmeticos SA (SA:NATU3) shed 1.83% or 0.57 points to 30.63.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 219 to 198 and 26 ended unchanged on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 0.46% to 30.77.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.86% or 10.99 to $1273.81 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 2.17% or 1.12 to hit $50.55 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract fell 0.99% or 1.27 to trade at $126.95 .
USD/BRL was down 0.23% to 3.1553, while EUR/BRL fell 0.91% to 3.7028.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.60% at 93.47.