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 fell 1.31% to hit a new 6-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Raia Drogasil SA (SA:RADL3), which rose 2.50% or 1.73 points to trade at 70.90 at the close. JBS SA (SA:JBSS3) added 2.41% or 0.21 points to end at 8.93 and Cvc Brasil ON (SA:CVCB3) was up 1.97% or 0.83 points to 42.98 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Viavarejo Unt (SA:VVAR11), which lost 4.21% or 0.84 points to trade at 19.12 in late trade. RUMO Logistica Operadora Multimodal SA (SA:RAIL3) declined 3.61% or 0.47 points to end at 12.56 and BR Malls Participacoes SA (SA:BRML3) shed 3.61% or 0.34 points to 9.09.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 310 to 153 and 28 ended unchanged on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 0.12% to 33.86.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.20% or 2.50 to $1281.00 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 1.23% or 0.80 to hit $65.65 a barrel, while the September US coffee C contract fell 0.79% or 0.93 to trade at $116.62 .
USD/BRL was up 0.41% to 3.7444, while EUR/BRL rose 0.47% to 4.3507.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.01% at 94.44.