Investing.com – Brazil equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the Public Utilities, Basic Materials and Consumption sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa lost 0.35%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Petroleo Brasileiro SA (SA:PETR3), which rose 3.24% or 0.89 points to trade at 28.40 at the close. Tim Participacoes SA (SA:TIMP3) added 3.09% or 0.37 points to end at 12.35 and Lojas Americanas SA (SA:LAME4) was up 2.94% or 0.57 points to 19.98 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET3), which lost 5.11% or 1.56 points to trade at 28.97 in late trade. Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA Pref (SA:GOLL4) declined 4.40% or 1.10 points to end at 23.90 and Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET6) shed 4.30% or 1.46 points to 32.50.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 235 to 216 and 32 ended unchanged on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 0.06% to 34.59.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.20% or 2.60 to $1288.40 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 1.46% or 0.70 to hit $48.66 a barrel, while the March US coffee C contract rose 1.18% or 1.20 to trade at $102.80 .
USD/BRL was up 0.54% to 3.7356, while EUR/BRL rose 1.31% to 4.2862.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.50% at 95.268.