Investing.com – Brazil equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the Real Estate, Consumption and Financials sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa lost 1.85%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Ultrapar Participacoes SA (SA:UGPA3), which rose 0.54% or 0.20 points to trade at 37.00 at the close. Fibria Celulose SA (SA:FIBR3) unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 points to end at 74.90 and Suzano Papel e Celulose SA (SA:SUZB3) was down 0.09% or 0.04 points to 47.01 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA Pref (SA:GOLL4), which lost 6.40% or 0.73 points to trade at 10.68 in late trade. B2W Cia Digital (SA:BTOW3) declined 4.50% or 1.30 points to end at 27.60 and Kroton Educacional SA (SA:KROT3) shed 4.05% or 0.44 points to 10.43.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 294 to 161 and 44 ended unchanged on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 6.14% to 48.55.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.16% or 1.90 to $1203.20 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 2.08% or 1.47 to hit $72.25 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract fell 1.80% or 1.80 to trade at $97.95 .
USD/BRL was up 0.98% to 4.0903, while EUR/BRL rose 0.99% to 4.8061.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.04% at 93.83.