Investing.com – Brazil stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Public Utilities, Basic Materials and Real Estate sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa rose 0.83%.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET3), which rose 7.41% or 1.57 points to trade at 22.75 at the close. Meanwhile, Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET6) added 6.94% or 1.72 points to end at 26.50 and Magazine Luiza SA (SA:MGLU3) was up 5.46% or 5.18 points to 99.98 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were BRF SA (SA:BRFS3), which fell 2.68% or 0.64 points to trade at 23.23 at the close. Cielo SA (SA:CIEL3) declined 1.45% or 0.31 points to end at 21.00 and Kroton Educacional SA (SA:KROT3) was down 1.75% or 0.24 points to 13.46.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange by 264 to 182 and 38 ended unchanged.
Shares in BRF SA (SA:BRFS3) fell to 5-year lows; losing 2.68% or 0.64 to 23.23. Shares in Magazine Luiza SA (SA:MGLU3) rose to all time highs; gaining 5.46% or 5.18 to 99.98.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 2.47% to 31.62.
Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.27% or 3.70 to $1353.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May fell 0.58% or 0.38 to hit $65.50 a barrel, while the May US coffee C contract rose 0.72% or 0.84 to trade at $118.17 .
USD/BRL was down 0.11% to 3.3082, while EUR/BRL rose 0.65% to 4.1185.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.52% at 88.64.