Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Financials, Basic Materials and Real Estate sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa added 1.87%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Bradespar SA (SA:BRAP4), which rose 5.53% or 0.54 points to trade at 10.30 at the close. Cia Siderurgica Nacional SA (SA:CSNA3) added 4.62% or 0.42 points to end at 9.51 and Qualicorp SA (SA:QUAL3) was up 4.17% or 0.80 points to 19.98 in late trade.
Biggest losers included ALL America Latina Logistica SA (SA:RUMO3), which lost 0.47% or 0.030 points to trade at 6.290 in late trade. Ambev SA (SA:ABEV3) declined 0.35% or 0.07 points to end at 19.75 and Cia Energetica de Sao Paulo (SA:CESP6) shed 0.14% or 0.02 points to 14.68.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 195 to 191 and 23 ended unchanged on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 0.06% to 33.61.
In commodities trading, Gold for December delivery was down 0.17% or 2.20 to $1314.90 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 0.85% or 0.41 to hit $48.65 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract fell 2.08% or 3.15 to trade at $148.00 .
USD/BRL was down 1.56% to 3.2096, while EUR/BRL fell 1.80% to 3.5998.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.26% at 95.63.