Investing.com – Brazil equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the Financials, Consumption and Telecoms sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa fell 0.34%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Braskem SA (SA:BRKM5), which rose 5.20% or 1.88 points to trade at 38.00 at the close. MRV Engenharia e Participacoes SA (SA:MRVE3) added 2.67% or 0.37 points to end at 14.21 and Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado (SA:SBSP3) was up 2.10% or 0.71 points to 34.50 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Natura Cosmeticos SA (SA:NATU3), which lost 3.86% or 0.95 points to trade at 23.68 in late trade. Ultrapar Participacoes SA (SA:UGPA3) declined 3.63% or 2.85 points to end at 75.70 and Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET3) shed 2.74% or 0.40 points to 14.19.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 213 to 183 and 30 ended unchanged on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was unchanged 0.00% to 26.07.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.46% or 5.69 to $1233.19 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in August fell 1.20% or 0.56 to hit $45.98 a barrel, while the September US coffee C contract fell 0.21% or 0.28 to trade at $133.42 .
USD/BRL was up 0.14% to 3.1842, while EUR/BRL rose 0.27% to 3.6558.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.01% at 94.91.