Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Industrials and Public Utilities sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa rose 0.39% to hit a new all time high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Cia Siderurgica Nacional SA (SA:CSNA3), which rose 4.85% or 0.46 points to trade at 9.95 at the close. Gerdau SA Pref (SA:GGBR4) added 3.49% or 0.47 points to end at 13.95 and Fibria Celulose SA (SA:FIBR3) was up 3.16% or 1.50 points to 49.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Kroton Educacional SA (SA:KROT3), which lost 4.44% or 0.83 points to trade at 17.88 in late trade. Companhia Brasileira deDistribuicao (SA:PCAR4) declined 3.06% or 2.37 points to end at 75.19 and Fleury SA (SA:FLRY3) shed 2.60% or 0.75 points to 28.07.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 244 to 201 and 39 ended unchanged on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 4.72% to 29.93.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.16% or 2.10 to $1320.20 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 0.68% or 0.42 to hit $61.86 a barrel, while the March US coffee C contract fell 2.57% or 3.30 to trade at $125.08 .
USD/BRL was up 0.35% to 3.2406, while EUR/BRL fell 0.22% to 3.8764.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.39% at 92.11.