Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Consumption, Financials and Industrials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa rose 1.37% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Cia Paranaense de Energia (SA:CPLE6), which rose 9.40% or 2.49 points to trade at 28.99 at the close. Natura Cosmeticos SA (SA:NATU3) added 4.34% or 1.10 points to end at 26.45 and Kroton Educacional SA (SA:KROT3) was up 3.87% or 0.62 points to 16.63 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado (SA:SBSP3), which lost 2.45% or 0.81 points to trade at 32.24 in late trade. MRV Engenharia e Participacoes SA (SA:MRVE3) declined 1.57% or 0.22 points to end at 13.78 and Hypermarcas SA (SA:HYPE3) shed 1.25% or 0.37 points to 29.16.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 232 to 140 and 41 ended unchanged on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 7.10% to 25.89.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.52% or 6.74 to $1287.26 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 2.68% or 1.31 to hit $47.51 a barrel, while the September US coffee C contract fell 2.14% or 3.00 to trade at $137.23 .
USD/BRL was up 0.12% to 3.1976, while EUR/BRL fell 0.21% to 3.7674.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.38% at 93.34.