Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Real Estate and Public Utilities sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa gained 1.16% to hit a new 5-year high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Bradespar SA (SA:BRAP4), which rose 16.62% or 3.79 points to trade at 26.59 at the close. Vale SA (SA:VALE3) added 6.93% or 2.36 points to end at 36.43 and Vale SA Pref (SA:VALE5) was up 6.17% or 1.99 points to 34.24 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Cielo SA (SA:CIEL3), which lost 1.39% or 0.40 points to trade at 28.40 in late trade. Estacio Participacoes SA (SA:ESTC3) declined 1.27% or 0.20 points to end at 15.50 and Marfrig Alimentos SA (SA:MRFG3) shed 1.14% or 0.08 points to 6.92.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 224 to 115 and 37 ended unchanged on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 0.70% to 27.07.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for April delivery was down 0.05% or 0.60 to $1238.50 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in April rose 0.39% or 0.21 to hit $53.99 a barrel, while the May US coffee C contract rose 0.57% or 0.85 to trade at $149.12 .
USD/BRL was down 0.57% to 3.0871, while EUR/BRL fell 0.59% to 3.2765.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.03% at 100.92.