Investing.com – Brazil stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Financials, Real Estate and Consumption sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa fell 0.79%.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Cia Paranaense de Energia (SA:CPLE6), which rose 2.59% or 0.75 points to trade at 29.70 at the close. Meanwhile, JBS SA (SA:JBSS3) added 2.39% or 0.26 points to end at 11.12 and Companhia Brasileira deDistribuicao (SA:PCAR4) was up 2.22% or 1.85 points to 85.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA Pref (SA:GOLL4), which fell 7.53% or 1.65 points to trade at 20.25 at the close. Cielo SA (SA:CIEL3) declined 5.41% or 0.50 points to end at 8.75 and EcoRodovias SA (SA:ECOR3) was down 5.23% or 0.48 points to 8.69.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange by 258 to 190 and 27 ended unchanged.
Shares in Cia Paranaense de Energia (SA:CPLE6) rose to 52-week highs; up 2.59% or 0.75 to 29.70. Shares in Cielo SA (SA:CIEL3) fell to 5-year lows; down 5.41% or 0.50 to 8.75.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 4.87% to 39.66.
Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.04% or 0.50 to $1228.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 2.24% or 1.13 to hit $51.55 a barrel, while the March US coffee C contract fell 2.72% or 3.10 to trade at $111.00 .
USD/BRL was up 2.94% to 3.9410, while EUR/BRL rose 2.89% to 4.4661.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.13% at 96.955.