Investing.com – Brazil equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the Financials, Public Utilities and Real Estate sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa fell 1.82% to hit a new 1-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Marfrig Alimentos SA (SA:MRFG3), which rose 18.81% or 1.17 points to trade at 7.39 at the close. EDP - Energias do Brasil SA (SA:ENBR3) added 1.21% or 0.16 points to end at 13.38 and Cielo SA (SA:CIEL3) was up 1.14% or 0.23 points to 20.45 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET3), which lost 9.56% or 1.94 points to trade at 18.36 in late trade. Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET6) declined 7.20% or 1.70 points to end at 21.90 and Banco Bradesco SA (SA:BBDC3) shed 4.85% or 1.64 points to 32.15.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 273 to 192 and 32 ended unchanged on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 7.74% to 33.54.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.31% or 4.10 to $1340.20 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 2.06% or 1.28 to hit $63.34 a barrel, while the May US coffee C contract rose 1.00% or 1.17 to trade at $118.55 .
USD/BRL was up 1.40% to 3.4177, while EUR/BRL rose 1.76% to 4.2111.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.31% at 89.54.