Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Industrials and Real Estate sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa gained 0.28%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais (SA:USIM5), which rose 5.05% or 0.23 points to trade at 4.78 at the close. Bradespar SA (SA:BRAP4) added 3.76% or 0.71 points to end at 19.60 and Vale SA Pref (SA:VALE5) was up 3.27% or 0.92 points to 29.06 in late trade.
Biggest losers included JBS SA (SA:JBSS3), which lost 2.80% or 0.33 points to trade at 11.46 in late trade. Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET3) declined 2.16% or 0.50 points to end at 22.69 and Natura Cosmeticos SA (SA:NATU3) shed 1.81% or 0.44 points to 23.91.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 200 to 140 and 25 ended unchanged on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 1.86% to 32.13 a new 1-month low.
In commodities trading, Gold for February delivery was up 0.53% or 6.30 to $1202.50 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 0.52% or 0.27 to hit $52.64 a barrel, while the March US coffee C contract fell 0.47% or 0.70 to trade at $149.03 .
USD/BRL was up 0.02% to 3.2419, while EUR/BRL rose 0.02% to 3.4373.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.36% at 101.53.