Investing.com – Brazil equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the Financials, Real Estate and Public Utilities sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa lost 1.77% to hit a new 1-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Suzano Papel e Celulose SA (SA:SUZB3), which rose 1.54% or 0.56 points to trade at 36.81 at the close. Klabin Unt (SA:KLBN11) added 1.08% or 0.22 points to end at 20.60 and EDP - Energias do Brasil SA (SA:ENBR3) was up 0.52% or 0.07 points to 13.52 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais (SA:USIM5), which lost 4.28% or 0.45 points to trade at 10.07 in late trade. B3 SA Brasil Bolsa Balcao (SA:B3SA3) declined 3.94% or 1.04 points to end at 25.38 and Cia Paranaense de Energia (SA:CPLE6) shed 3.80% or 0.97 points to 24.53.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 278 to 150 and 29 ended unchanged on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 0.23% to 30.08.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.08% or 1.10 to $1349.00 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in May fell 1.56% or 1.05 to hit $66.34 a barrel, while the July US coffee C contract fell 2.41% or 2.88 to trade at $116.62 .
USD/BRL was down 0.39% to 3.4087, while EUR/BRL rose 0.09% to 4.2232.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.42% at 89.13.