Investing.com – Brazil equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the Real Estate, Consumption and Industrials sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa lost 0.38%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Klabin Unt (BVMF:KLBN11), which rose 3.58% or 0.76 points to trade at 21.96 at the close. 3R Petroleum Oleo E Gas Sa (BVMF:RRRP3) added 3.58% or 0.92 points to end at 26.60 and Suzano Papel e Celulose SA (BVMF:SUZB3) was up 1.95% or 1.01 points to 52.80 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Magazine Luiza SA (BVMF:MGLU3), which lost 5.80% or 0.69 points to trade at 11.20 in late trade. Lwsa SA (BVMF:LWSA3) declined 4.04% or 0.18 points to end at 4.27 and Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais SA USIMINAS Pref (BVMF:USIM5) shed 3.95% or 0.25 points to 6.08.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 640 to 312 and 47 ended unchanged on the B3 Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 3.63% to 23.63.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.01% or 0.25 to $2,427.65 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 1.66% or 1.28 to hit $75.88 a barrel, while the September US coffee C contract fell 0.12% or 0.27 to trade at $229.98 .
USD/BRL was down 0.60% to 5.62, while EUR/BRL fell 0.65% to 6.09.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.27% at 104.34.