Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Real Estate and Public Utilities sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa gained 1.33%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were CEMIG - Companhia Energetica Minas Gerais Pref (SA:CMIG4), which rose 4.84% or 0.53 points to trade at 11.48 at the close. Vale SA (SA:VALE3) added 4.59% or 1.36 points to end at 31.01 and Vale SA Pref (SA:VALE5) was up 4.01% or 1.13 points to 29.32 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Estacio Participacoes SA (SA:ESTC3), which lost 2.91% or 0.45 points to trade at 15.00 in late trade. WEG SA (SA:WEGE3) declined 2.88% or 0.50 points to end at 16.85 and Equatorial Energia SA (SA:EQTL3) shed 2.15% or 1.24 points to 56.41.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 236 to 138 and 28 ended unchanged on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 5.71% to 30.69.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.19% or 2.25 to $1203.65 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in April fell 0.14% or 0.07 to hit $48.42 a barrel, while the May US coffee C contract rose 0.74% or 1.05 to trade at $142.43 .
USD/BRL was up 0.37% to 3.1512, while EUR/BRL rose 0.24% to 3.3582.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.13% at 101.25.