Investing.com – Brazil equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the Real Estate, Basic Materials and Industrials sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa fell 0.69%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Smiles Fidelidade SA (SA:SMLS3), which rose 3.29% or 1.25 points to trade at 39.25 at the close. Banco do Brasil SA (SA:BBAS3) added 2.34% or 1.01 points to end at 44.10 and Localiza Rent a Car SA (SA:RENT3) was up 2.27% or 0.63 points to 28.37 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Cielo SA (SA:CIEL3), which lost 5.03% or 0.49 points to trade at 9.26 in late trade. Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais (SA:USIM5) declined 4.60% or 0.45 points to end at 9.34 and Raia Drogasil SA (SA:RADL3) shed 4.15% or 2.75 points to 63.50.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 237 to 178 and 40 ended unchanged on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 0.41% to 36.68.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.32% or 3.90 to $1224.70 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 1.54% or 0.87 to hit $57.33 a barrel, while the March US coffee C contract rose 3.33% or 3.75 to trade at $116.35 .
USD/BRL was up 0.35% to 3.7571, while EUR/BRL rose 0.68% to 4.3042.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.28% at 96.06.