Brazil shares lower at close of trade; Bovespa down 0.11%

Investing.com – Brazil equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the Financials, Consumption and Telecoms sectors propelled shares lower.

At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa fell 0.11%.

The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Embraer SA (BVMF:EMBR3), which rose 4.17% or 2.00 points to trade at 49.98 at the close. Grupo Vamos SA (BVMF:VAMO3) added 4.13% or 0.24 points to end at 6.05 and Magazine Luiza SA (BVMF:MGLU3) was up 2.87% or 0.27 points to 9.67 in late trade.

Biggest losers included Hapvida Participacoes e Investimentos (BVMF:HAPV3), which lost 2.93% or 0.11 points to trade at 3.65 in late trade. Petroleo Brasileiro SA (BVMF:PETR3) declined 1.83% or 0.74 points to end at 39.63 and Natura&Co SA (BVMF:NTCO3) shed 1.68% or 0.25 points to 14.64.

Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 569 to 392 and 67 ended unchanged on the B3 Stock Exchange.

The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 0.61% to 29.16.

In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.15% or 4.20 to $2,734.20 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 1.70% or 1.17 to hit $69.86 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract fell 2.01% or 5.17 to trade at $252.13 .

USD/BRL was unchanged 0.09% to 5.70, while EUR/BRL rose 0.40% to 6.16.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.48% at 103.80.