Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Consumption, Basic Materials and Financials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa added 1.48% to hit a new all time high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Pet Center Comercio e Partcipacoes (BVMF:PETZ3), which rose 21.75% or 0.82 points to trade at 4.59 at the close. Lwsa SA (BVMF:LWSA3) added 13.61% or 0.63 points to end at 5.26 and Marfrig Alimentos SA (BVMF:MRFG3) was up 13.19% or 1.70 points to 14.59 in late trade.
Biggest losers included WEG SA (BVMF:WEGE3), which lost 2.35% or 1.25 points to trade at 52.00 in late trade. Prio SA (BVMF:PRIO3) declined 2.26% or 1.11 points to end at 48.09 and Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo SABESP (BVMF:SBSP3) shed 1.39% or 1.37 points to 97.33.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 531 to 427 and 53 ended unchanged on the B3 Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 3.25% to 26.40.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.20% or 5.05 to $2,542.85 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 2.30% or 1.74 to hit $73.80 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract fell 0.03% or 0.07 to trade at $244.03 .
USD/BRL was down 1.14% to 5.41, while EUR/BRL fell 0.49% to 6.00.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.57% at 101.73.