Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the , and sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the rose 0.03%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the were Cogna Educacao SA (BVMF:), which rose 8.82% or 0.12 points to trade at 1.48 at the close. YDUQS Participacoes SA (BVMF:) added 5.87% or 0.60 points to end at 10.83 and Petroreconcavo SA (BVMF:) was up 4.71% or 0.83 points to 18.46 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Companhia Siderurgica Nacional (BVMF:), which lost 3.91% or 0.46 points to trade at 11.29 in late trade. Vale SA (BVMF:) declined 3.27% or 1.98 points to end at 58.65 and Totvs SA (BVMF:) 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 , 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.
