Investing.com – Brazil equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the Industrials, Consumption and Financials sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa fell 0.18% to hit a new 1-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Qualicorp SA (SA:QUAL3), which rose 3.96% or 0.60 points to trade at 15.75 at the close. Petroleo Brasileiro SA (SA:PETR4) added 1.82% or 0.15 points to end at 8.38 and Banco do Brasil SA (SA:BBAS3) was up 1.74% or 0.28 points to 16.41 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Marfrig Alimentos SA (SA:MRFG3), which lost 3.29% or 0.21 points to trade at 6.18 in late trade. Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais (SA:USIM5) declined 2.35% or 0.04 points to end at 1.66 and Embraer SA (SA:EMBR3) shed 2.15% or 0.41 points to 18.65.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 149 to 109 and 15 ended unchanged on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 2.13% to 40.02 a new 6-month low.
In commodities trading, Gold for August delivery was down 0.76% or 9.20 to $1207.50 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in July rose 0.59% or 0.29 to hit $49.62 a barrel, while the July US coffee C contract fell 0.45% or 0.55 to trade at $121.28 .
USD/BRL was down 0.70% to 3.5838, while EUR/BRL fell 0.54% to 3.9916.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.01% at 95.72.