Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Industrials and Real Estate sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa rose 0.43%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais (SA:USIM5), which rose 5.42% or 0.43 points to trade at 8.37 at the close. Cia Siderurgica Nacional SA (SA:CSNA3) added 4.77% or 0.43 points to end at 9.44 and Metalurgica Gerdau SA (SA:GOAU4) was up 4.05% or 0.30 points to 7.71 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Estacio Participacoes SA (SA:ESTC3), which lost 3.25% or 0.76 points to trade at 22.60 in late trade. Banco do Brasil SA (SA:BBAS3) declined 2.53% or 0.79 points to end at 30.47 and Qualicorp SA (SA:QUAL3) shed 2.26% or 0.40 points to 17.30.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 269 to 191 and 42 ended unchanged on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 2.24% to 37.90.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 1.08% or 12.80 to $1197.00 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 0.28% or 0.18 to hit $65.39 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract fell 3.70% or 3.87 to trade at $100.83 .
USD/BRL was up 1.26% to 3.9585, while EUR/BRL rose 1.60% to 4.5443.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.33% at 95.68.