Brazil stocks higher at close of trade; Bovespa up 0.01%

Investing.com – Brazil stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Electric Power , Basic Materials and Telecoms sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa added 0.01%.

The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Azul SA Pref (BVMF:AZUL4 ), which rose 5.36% or 0.18 points to trade at 3.54 at the close. Meanwhile, Brava Energia SA (BVMF:BRAV3 ) added 4.21% or 0.95 points to end at 23.52 and Lwsa SA (BVMF:LWSA3 ) was up 3.11% or 0.10 points to 3.32 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Automob Participações SA (BVMF:AMOB3 ), which fell 2.86% or 0.01 points to trade at 0.34 at the close. Ambev SA (BVMF:ABEV3 ) declined 2.73% or 0.33 points to end at 11.74 and IRB Brasil Resseguros SA (BVMF:IRBR3 ) was down 2.08% or 0.90 points to 42.45.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the B3 Stock Exchange by 544 to 409 and 55 ended unchanged.

Shares in Automob Participações SA (BVMF:AMOB3 ) fell to all time lows; losing 2.86% or 0.01 to 0.34.

The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility , which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 0.55% to 32.83.

Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.38% or 10.08 to $2,621.82 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 0.81% or 0.57 to hit $71.17 a barrel, while the March US coffee C contract fell 1.19% or 3.85 to trade at $318.80 .

USD/BRL was down 0.30% to 6.18, while EUR/BRL fell 0.44% to 6.43.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.09% at 107.89.

Source: Investing.com