Investing.com – Brazil equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the Consumption, Industrials and Basic Materials sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa declined 1.48%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Multiplan SA (SA:MULT3), which rose 1.97% or 1.29 points to trade at 66.69 at the close. ALL America Latina Logistica SA (SA:RUMO3) added 1.94% or 0.15 points to end at 7.90 and Braskem SA (SA:BRKM5) was up 1.49% or 0.46 points to 31.27 in late trade.
Biggest losers included CEMIG - Companhia Energetica Minas Gerais Pref (SA:CMIG4), which lost 4.85% or 0.45 points to trade at 8.82 in late trade. Localiza Rent a Car SA (SA:RENT3) declined 3.95% or 1.51 points to end at 36.75 and Cia Siderurgica Nacional SA (SA:CSNA3) shed 3.89% or 0.45 points to 11.13.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 250 to 148 and 39 ended unchanged on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 1.89% to 28.51.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for April delivery was up 1.31% or 15.95 to $1236.75 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 1.36% or 0.73 to hit $53.10 a barrel, while the March US coffee C contract fell 1.50% or 2.20 to trade at $144.07 .
USD/BRL was down 0.07% to 3.1153, while EUR/BRL fell 0.41% to 3.3488.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.13% at 99.82.