Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Real Estate, Public Utilities and Electric Power sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa gained 0.25%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Lwsa SA (BVMF:LWSA3), which rose 4.85% or 0.21 points to trade at 4.54 at the close. Multiplan SA (BVMF:MULT3) added 4.22% or 1.04 points to end at 25.67 and Atacadao SA (BVMF:CRFB3) was up 4.10% or 0.42 points to 10.67 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Embraer SA (BVMF:EMBR3), which lost 6.98% or 2.90 points to trade at 38.62 in late trade. Companhia Brasileira De Distribuica (BVMF:PCAR3) declined 2.41% or 0.07 points to end at 2.84 and Magazine Luiza SA (BVMF:MGLU3) shed 1.91% or 0.24 points to 12.33.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 554 to 392 and 61 ended unchanged on the B3 Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 0.98% to 25.33.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.04% or 0.95 to $2,400.05 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 0.33% or 0.26 to hit $78.38 a barrel, while the September US coffee C contract rose 2.05% or 4.88 to trade at $243.08 .
USD/BRL was down 0.48% to 5.57, while EUR/BRL rose 0.47% to 6.06.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.06% at 104.05.