Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Industrials and Consumption sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa added 0.29% to hit a new 5-year high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais (SA:USIM5), which rose 7.89% or 0.60 points to trade at 8.20 at the close. Smiles ON (SA:SMLE3) added 5.77% or 4.10 points to end at 75.15 and Metalurgica Gerdau SA (SA:GOAU4) was up 5.03% or 0.30 points to 6.27 in late trade.
Biggest losers included RUMO Logistica Operadora Multimodal SA (SA:RAIL3), which lost 2.42% or 0.25 points to trade at 10.10 in late trade. Companhia Brasileira deDistribuicao (SA:PCAR4) declined 2.03% or 1.46 points to end at 70.61 and Embraer SA (SA:EMBR3) shed 1.28% or 0.23 points to 17.67.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 210 to 148 and 40 ended unchanged on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 2.38% to 24.64.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.69% or 9.18 to $1339.58 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 0.17% or 0.08 to hit $47.37 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract fell 0.15% or 0.19 to trade at $128.88 .
USD/BRL was down 0.11% to 3.1370, while EUR/BRL rose 0.20% to 3.7318.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.27% at 92.57.