Investing.com – Brazil equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the Financials, Real Estate and Basic Materials sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa fell 0.86% to hit a new 6-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were CCR SA (SA:CCRO3), which rose 4.84% or 0.48 points to trade at 10.39 at the close. Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET3) added 4.65% or 0.60 points to end at 13.50 and Viavarejo Unt (SA:VVAR11) was up 4.35% or 0.84 points to 20.15 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Cvc Brasil ON (SA:CVCB3), which lost 6.12% or 3.00 points to trade at 46.00 in late trade. Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais (SA:USIM5) declined 4.59% or 0.39 points to end at 8.11 and Kroton Educacional SA (SA:KROT3) shed 4.26% or 0.46 points to 10.34.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 240 to 218 and 24 ended unchanged on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 0.06% to 35.13.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.13% or 1.70 to $1304.40 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in July rose 0.49% or 0.32 to hit $66.06 a barrel, while the July US coffee C contract fell 0.09% or 0.11 to trade at $117.22 .
USD/BRL was up 0.09% to 3.7088, while EUR/BRL rose 0.17% to 4.3707.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.01% at 93.56.