Investing.com – Brazil stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Real Estate, Financials and Consumption sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa fell 2.09%.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Klabin Unt (SA:KLBN11), which rose 0.62% or 0.11 points to trade at 17.75 at the close. Meanwhile, Vale SA (SA:VALE3) added 0.20% or 0.08 points to end at 40.88 and Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET3) was unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 points to 19.79 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Cia Siderurgica Nacional SA (SA:CSNA3), which fell 5.76% or 0.62 points to trade at 10.15 at the close. Metalurgica Gerdau SA (SA:GOAU4) declined 5.18% or 0.36 points to end at 6.59 and Fleury SA (SA:FLRY3) was down 4.71% or 1.39 points to 28.13.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange by 347 to 103 and 25 ended unchanged.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 31.17% to 42.12 a new 6-months high.
Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.28% or 3.70 to $1341.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 2.46% or 1.61 to hit $63.84 a barrel, while the March US coffee C contract fell 0.46% or 0.55 to trade at $119.83 .
USD/BRL was up 1.39% to 3.2628, while EUR/BRL rose 0.96% to 4.0487.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.35% at 89.35.