Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Financials and Industrials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa gained 2.11%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Vale SA (SA:VALE3), which rose 7.30% or 2.11 points to trade at 31.01 at the close. ALL America Latina Logistica SA (SA:RUMO3) added 6.80% or 0.42 points to end at 6.60 and Vale SA (SA:VALE5) was up 6.34% or 1.64 points to 27.50 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Cyrela Brazil Realty SA (SA:CYRE3), which lost 1.22% or 0.11 points to trade at 8.92 in late trade. MRV Engenharia e Participacoes SA (SA:MRVE3) declined 0.70% or 0.08 points to end at 11.37 and Embraer SA (SA:EMBR3) shed 0.59% or 0.10 points to 16.80.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 226 to 165 and 28 ended unchanged on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 0.48% to 37.86.
In commodities trading, Gold for December delivery was up 1.07% or 12.60 to $1191.00 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 1.89% or 0.87 to hit $46.93 a barrel, while the March US coffee C contract rose 0.73% or 1.13 to trade at $156.93 .
USD/BRL was down 1.10% to 3.3843, while EUR/BRL fell 1.08% to 3.5855.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.11% at 101.37.