Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Real Estate and Consumption sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa added 0.64%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Metalurgica Gerdau SA (SA:GOAU4), which rose 4.18% or 0.22 points to trade at 5.48 at the close. Estacio Participacoes SA (SA:ESTC3) added 3.35% or 0.54 points to end at 16.67 and Tim Participacoes SA (SA:TIMP3) was up 3.35% or 0.34 points to 10.49 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Banco Santander Brasil SA Unit (SA:SANB11), which lost 2.43% or 0.63 points to trade at 25.25 in late trade. Natura Cosmeticos SA (SA:NATU3) declined 2.31% or 0.55 points to end at 23.30 and Braskem SA (SA:BRKM5) shed 1.57% or 0.61 points to 38.24.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 218 to 170 and 38 ended unchanged on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 1.58% to 25.66.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.05% or 0.58 to $1255.48 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 1.46% or 0.67 to hit $46.44 a barrel, while the September US coffee C contract fell 2.66% or 3.62 to trade at $132.70 .
USD/BRL was up 0.11% to 3.1463, while EUR/BRL fell 0.08% to 3.6627.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.03% at 93.81.