Investing.com – Brazil equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the Real Estate, Consumption and Basic Materials sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa fell 0.82% to hit a new 3-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Tim Participacoes SA (SA:TIMP3), which rose 2.26% or 0.21 points to trade at 9.51 at the close. Klabin Unt (SA:KLBN11) added 1.40% or 0.23 points to end at 16.71 and Cielo SA (SA:CIEL3) was up 1.01% or 0.23 points to 23.03 in late trade.
Biggest losers included JBS SA (SA:JBSS3), which lost 3.98% or 0.29 points to trade at 6.99 in late trade. Smiles ON (SA:SMLE3) declined 3.66% or 2.38 points to end at 62.62 and Bradespar SA (SA:BRAP4) shed 3.61% or 0.67 points to 17.91.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 220 to 164 and 35 ended unchanged on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 4.01% to 37.37.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.27% or 3.45 to $1267.95 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in July rose 0.48% or 0.22 to hit $46.05 a barrel, while the July US coffee C contract rose 0.67% or 0.85 to trade at $127.38 .
USD/BRL was up 0.81% to 3.3220, while EUR/BRL rose 0.84% to 3.7202.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.08% at 97.16.