Investing.com – Brazil equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the Real Estate, Financials and Consumption sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa lost 2.09%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Klabin Unt (SA:KLBN11), which rose 0.62% or 0.11 points to trade at 17.75 at the close. Vale SA (SA:VALE3) added 0.20% or 0.08 points to end at 40.88 and Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET3) was unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 points to 19.79 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Cia Siderurgica Nacional SA (SA:CSNA3), which lost 5.76% or 0.62 points to trade at 10.15 in late trade. Metalurgica Gerdau SA (SA:GOAU4) declined 5.18% or 0.36 points to end at 6.59 and Fleury SA (SA:FLRY3) shed 4.71% or 1.39 points to 28.13.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 347 to 103 and 25 ended unchanged on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 31.17% to 42.12 a new 6-month high.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.28% or 3.70 to $1341.00 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 2.46% or 1.61 to hit $63.84 a barrel, while the March US coffee C contract fell 0.46% or 0.55 to trade at $119.83 .
USD/BRL was up 1.39% to 3.2628, while EUR/BRL rose 0.96% to 4.0487.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.35% at 89.35.