Investing.com – Brazil stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Public Utilities, Consumption and Real Estate sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa added 0.78%.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Sendas Distribuidora SA (BVMF:ASAI3), which rose 6.25% or 0.42 points to trade at 7.14 at the close. Meanwhile, Lwsa SA (BVMF:LWSA3) added 5.17% or 0.21 points to end at 4.27 and Marfrig Alimentos SA (BVMF:MRFG3) was up 3.70% or 0.47 points to 13.17 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Prio SA (BVMF:PRIO3), which fell 1.88% or 0.83 points to trade at 43.43 at the close. Petroreconcavo SA (BVMF:RECV3) declined 1.59% or 0.29 points to end at 17.90 and 3R Petroleum Oleo E Gas Sa (BVMF:BRAV3) was down 0.92% or 0.16 points to 17.28.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the B3 Stock Exchange by 552 to 398 and 70 ended unchanged.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 2.46% to 31.69.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.26% or 6.95 to $2,669.35 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 2.06% or 1.56 to hit $74.00 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract rose 3.67% or 9.25 to trade at $261.30 .
USD/BRL was down 0.34% to 5.59, while EUR/BRL fell 0.32% to 6.09.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.30% at 102.99.