Investing.com – Brazil stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Financials, Real Estate and Basic Materials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa declined 0.86% to hit a new 6-months low.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were CCR SA (SA:CCRO3), which rose 4.84% or 0.48 points to trade at 10.39 at the close. Meanwhile, Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET3) added 4.65% or 0.60 points to end at 13.50 and Viavarejo Unt (SA:VVAR11) was up 4.35% or 0.84 points to 20.15 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Cvc Brasil ON (SA:CVCB3), which fell 6.12% or 3.00 points to trade at 46.00 at the close. Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais (SA:USIM5) declined 4.59% or 0.39 points to end at 8.11 and Kroton Educacional SA (SA:KROT3) was down 4.26% or 0.46 points to 10.34.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange by 240 to 218 and 24 ended unchanged.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 0.06% to 35.13.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.13% or 1.70 to $1304.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July rose 0.49% or 0.32 to hit $66.06 a barrel, while the July US coffee C contract fell 0.09% or 0.11 to trade at $117.22 .
USD/BRL was up 0.08% to 3.7087, while EUR/BRL rose 0.17% to 4.3707.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.02% at 93.57.