Investing.com – Brazil equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the Consumption, Real Estate and Public Utilities sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa lost 0.02%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Companhia Siderurgica Nacional (BVMF:CSNA3), which rose 9.21% or 0.98 points to trade at 11.62 at the close. 3R Petroleum Oleo E Gas Sa (BVMF:BRAV3) added 7.93% or 1.32 points to end at 17.97 and Raizen SA Preferred (BVMF:RAIZ4) was up 3.31% or 0.08 points to 2.50 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Azul SA Pref (BVMF:AZUL4), which lost 7.50% or 0.40 points to trade at 4.93 in late trade. Hapvida Participacoes e Investimentos (BVMF:HAPV3) declined 6.94% or 0.22 points to end at 2.95 and BRF SA (BVMF:BRFS3) shed 5.69% or 1.42 points to 23.53.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 535 to 425 and 59 ended unchanged on the B3 Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 1.53% to 30.98.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 1.75% or 45.10 to $2,615.20 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 3.47% or 2.32 to hit $69.24 a barrel, while the March US coffee C contract rose 0.16% or 0.45 to trade at $283.75 .
USD/BRL was down 0.81% to 5.75, while EUR/BRL fell 0.67% to 6.09.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.44% at 106.15.