Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Public Utilities, Basic Materials and Consumption sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa rose 0.43% to hit a new 1-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were RUMO Logistica Operadora Multimodal SA (SA:RAIL3), which rose 5.24% or 0.60 points to trade at 12.05 at the close. Estacio Participacoes SA (SA:ESTC3) added 4.07% or 1.14 points to end at 29.14 and Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais (SA:USIM5) was up 4.07% or 0.35 points to 8.96 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Localiza Rent a Car SA (SA:RENT3), which lost 2.38% or 1.45 points to trade at 59.60 in late trade. Companhia Brasileira deDistribuicao (SA:PCAR4) declined 2.37% or 1.70 points to end at 70.00 and Braskem SA (SA:BRKM5) shed 2.24% or 1.11 points to 48.40.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 237 to 183 and 35 ended unchanged on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 2.11% to 34.33.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.30% or 3.85 to $1278.05 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 0.07% or 0.04 to hit $56.70 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract rose 0.09% or 0.11 to trade at $127.58 .
USD/BRL was up 0.06% to 3.2791, while EUR/BRL rose 0.08% to 3.8268.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.10% at 94.39.