Investing.com – Brazil equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the Financials, Real Estate and Consumption sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa fell 0.79%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Cia Paranaense de Energia (SA:CPLE6), which rose 2.59% or 0.75 points to trade at 29.70 at the close. JBS SA (SA:JBSS3) added 2.39% or 0.26 points to end at 11.12 and Companhia Brasileira deDistribuicao (SA:PCAR4) was up 2.22% or 1.85 points to 85.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA Pref (SA:GOLL4), which lost 7.53% or 1.65 points to trade at 20.25 in late trade. Cielo SA (SA:CIEL3) declined 5.41% or 0.50 points to end at 8.75 and EcoRodovias SA (SA:ECOR3) shed 5.23% or 0.48 points to 8.69.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 258 to 190 and 27 ended unchanged on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 4.79% to 39.63.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.04% or 0.50 to $1228.60 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 2.24% or 1.13 to hit $51.55 a barrel, while the March US coffee C contract fell 2.72% or 3.10 to trade at $111.00 .
USD/BRL was up 2.94% to 3.9410, while EUR/BRL rose 2.89% to 4.4661.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.13% at 96.955.