Brazil shares higher at close of trade; Bovespa up 0.03%

Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Public Utilities, Consumption and Industrials sectors propelled shares higher.

At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa rose 0.03%.

The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Cogna Educacao SA (BVMF:COGN3), which rose 8.82% or 0.12 points to trade at 1.48 at the close. YDUQS Participacoes SA (BVMF:YDUQ3) added 5.87% or 0.60 points to end at 10.83 and Petroreconcavo SA (BVMF:RECV3) was up 4.71% or 0.83 points to 18.46 in late trade.

Biggest losers included Companhia Siderurgica Nacional (BVMF:CSNA3), which lost 3.91% or 0.46 points to trade at 11.29 in late trade. Vale SA (BVMF:VALE3) declined 3.27% or 1.98 points to end at 58.65 and Totvs SA (BVMF:TOTS3) shed 2.79% or 0.86 points to 30.00.

Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 506 to 482 and 56 ended unchanged on the B3 Stock Exchange.

The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 7.18% to 31.67.

In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was down 2.55% or 68.85 to $2,625.95 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 3.18% or 2.24 to hit $68.14 a barrel, while the March US coffee C contract rose 1.15% or 2.90 to trade at $256.00 .

USD/BRL was unchanged 0.00% to 5.76, while EUR/BRL unchanged 0.00% to 6.13.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.49% at 105.40.