Brazil stocks higher at close of trade; Bovespa up 0.14%

Investing.com – Brazil stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Real Estate , Public Utilities and Consumption sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa added 0.14%.

The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Azul SA Pref (BVMF:AZUL4 ), which rose 10.91% or 0.54 points to trade at 5.49 at the close. Meanwhile, CSN Mineracao SA (BVMF:CMIN3 ) added 6.93% or 0.46 points to end at 7.10 and Santos Brasil Participacoes SA (BVMF:STBP3 ) was up 3.94% or 0.52 points to 13.71 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Embraer SA (BVMF:EMBR3 ), which fell 5.30% or 2.75 points to trade at 49.18 at the close. Pet Center Comercio e Partcipacoes (BVMF:PETZ3 ) declined 4.21% or 0.20 points to end at 4.55 and 3R Petroleum Oleo E Gas Sa (BVMF:BRAV3 ) was down 3.81% or 0.84 points to 21.23.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the B3 Stock Exchange by 513 to 415 and 75 ended unchanged.

Shares in 3R Petroleum Oleo E Gas Sa (BVMF:BRAV3 ) fell to 3-years lows; down 3.81% or 0.84 to 21.23.

The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility , which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 6.90% to 25.65.

Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.01% or 0.30 to $2,610.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 2.26% or 1.53 to hit $69.28 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract rose 0.08% or 0.20 to trade at $259.65 .

USD/BRL was down 0.98% to 5.51, while EUR/BRL fell 1.72% to 6.13.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.43% at 100.36.

Source: Investing.com