Investing.com – Brazil equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the Consumption, Public Utilities and Electric Power sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa fell 0.13%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Fibria Celulose SA (SA:FIBR3), which rose 4.52% or 2.33 points to trade at 53.92 at the close. Banco Santander Brasil SA Unit (SA:SANB11) added 3.95% or 1.18 points to end at 31.05 and Natura Cosmeticos SA (SA:NATU3) was up 3.35% or 1.01 points to 31.13 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Lojas Americanas SA (SA:LAME4), which lost 3.23% or 0.62 points to trade at 18.60 in late trade. BRF SA (SA:BRFS3) declined 3.13% or 1.46 points to end at 45.20 and TAESA UNT N2 (SA:TAEE11) shed 2.54% or 0.57 points to 21.90.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 247 to 156 and 37 ended unchanged on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 2.68% to 28.00.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.54% or 7.03 to $1297.57 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 0.89% or 0.46 to hit $51.91 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract fell 1.98% or 2.50 to trade at $124.03 .
USD/BRL was up 0.01% to 3.1713, while EUR/BRL rose 0.01% to 3.7412.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.24% at 93.14.