Investing.com – Brazil equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the Financials, Consumption and Real Estate sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa declined 0.12%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Localiza Rent a Car SA (SA:RENT3), which rose 3.59% or 1.12 points to trade at 32.30 at the close. Suzano Papel e Celulose SA (SA:SUZB3) added 2.77% or 1.23 points to end at 45.60 and Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado (SA:SBSP3) was up 2.07% or 0.84 points to 41.51 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Estacio Participacoes SA (SA:ESTC3), which lost 5.12% or 1.55 points to trade at 28.75 in late trade. Magazine Luiza SA (SA:MGLU3) declined 4.13% or 7.20 points to end at 167.00 and B2W Cia Digital (SA:BTOW3) shed 3.26% or 1.50 points to 44.50.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 227 to 193 and 36 ended unchanged on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 3.99% to 30.06 a new 6-month low.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.24% or 3.10 to $1279.50 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in March rose 0.06% or 0.03 to hit $54.22 a barrel, while the March US coffee C contract rose 2.98% or 3.05 to trade at $105.45 .
USD/BRL was up 0.13% to 3.7550, while EUR/BRL rose 0.11% to 4.2685.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.00% at 95.990.