Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Real Estate, Financials and Public Utilities sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa added 0.55%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were B3 SA Brasil Bolsa Balcao (SA:B3SA3), which rose 5.06% or 1.01 points to trade at 20.98 at the close. CEMIG - Companhia Energetica Minas Gerais Pref (SA:CMIG4) added 4.10% or 0.27 points to end at 6.86 and Equatorial Energia SA (SA:EQTL3) was up 4.18% or 2.38 points to 59.36 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA Pref (SA:GOLL4), which lost 4.33% or 0.48 points to trade at 10.61 in late trade. Companhia de Saneamento do Parana Sanepar Unit (SA:SAPR11) declined 3.55% or 1.75 points to end at 47.57 and BRF SA (SA:BRFS3) shed 3.50% or 0.68 points to 18.77.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 248 to 203 and 28 ended unchanged on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 0.03% to 34.58.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.24% or 3.10 to $1267.60 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in August fell 0.71% or 0.49 to hit $68.09 a barrel, while the September US coffee C contract rose 0.12% or 0.14 to trade at $117.17 .
USD/BRL was down 0.32% to 3.7743, while EUR/BRL rose 0.13% to 4.4183.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.25% at 93.95.