Investing.com – Brazil stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Financials, Industrials and Public Utilities sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa added 0.45% to hit a new 3-months high.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Petroleo Brasileiro SA (BVMF:PETR3), which rose 2.79% or 1.10 points to trade at 40.46 at the close. Meanwhile, Petroleo Brasileiro SA PN (BVMF:PETR4) added 2.47% or 0.90 points to end at 37.41 and YDUQS Participacoes SA (BVMF:YDUQ3) was up 2.32% or 0.24 points to 10.57 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Azul SA Pref (BVMF:AZUL4), which fell 11.45% or 0.91 points to trade at 7.04 at the close. Braskem SA (BVMF:BRKM5) declined 4.24% or 0.73 points to end at 16.49 and Dexco SA (BVMF:DXCO3) was down 4.22% or 0.34 points to 7.71.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the B3 Stock Exchange by 483 to 436 and 53 ended unchanged.
Shares in Azul SA Pref (BVMF:AZUL4) fell to 52-week lows; falling 11.45% or 0.91 to 7.04.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 11.38% to 28.28.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 1.56% or 38.65 to $2,512.05 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 3.64% or 2.80 to hit $79.64 a barrel, while the September US coffee C contract rose 3.48% or 8.15 to trade at $242.20 .
USD/BRL was down 0.13% to 5.50, while EUR/BRL fell 0.80% to 6.01.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.03% at 102.98.