Investing.com – Brazil stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Financials, Real Estate and Electric Power sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa gained 1.26%.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Azul SA Pref (BVMF:AZUL4), which rose 14.67% or 0.55 points to trade at 4.30 at the close. Meanwhile, YDUQS Participacoes SA (BVMF:YDUQ3) added 10.32% or 0.83 points to end at 8.87 and Atacadao SA (BVMF:CRFB3) was up 9.98% or 0.53 points to 5.84 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Marfrig Alimentos SA (BVMF:MRFG3), which fell 2.61% or 0.44 points to trade at 16.41 at the close. Petroreconcavo SA (BVMF:RECV3) declined 2.01% or 0.33 points to end at 16.10 and Vale SA (BVMF:VALE3) was down 1.28% or 0.68 points to 52.56.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the B3 Stock Exchange by 535 to 455 and 42 ended unchanged.
Shares in Vale SA (BVMF:VALE3) fell to 3-years lows; down 1.28% or 0.68 to 52.56.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 0.47% to 31.93.
Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.28% or 7.40 to $2,647.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February fell 0.69% or 0.51 to hit $73.45 a barrel, while the March US coffee C contract rose 0.01% or 0.02 to trade at $318.67 .
USD/BRL was down 0.45% to 6.15, while EUR/BRL rose 0.23% to 6.35.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.69% at 108.05.