Brazil stocks higher at close of trade; Bovespa up 1.02%

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

At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa gained 1.02%.

The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Azul SA Pref (BVMF:AZUL4 ), which rose 13.99% or 0.75 points to trade at 6.11 at the close. Meanwhile, IRB Brasil Resseguros SA (BVMF:IRBR3 ) added 6.80% or 2.81 points to end at 44.16 and BRF SA (BVMF:BRFS3 ) was up 4.71% or 1.15 points to 25.56 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Hypera SA (BVMF:HYPE3 ), which fell 8.70% or 2.28 points to trade at 23.92 at the close. Prio SA (BVMF:PRIO3 ) declined 1.68% or 0.70 points to end at 40.95 and 3R Petroleum Oleo E Gas Sa (BVMF:BRAV3 ) was down 1.35% or 0.23 points to 16.80.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the B3 Stock Exchange by 583 to 358 and 60 ended unchanged.

Shares in Hypera SA (BVMF:HYPE3 ) fell to 5-year lows; losing 8.70% or 2.28 to 23.92. Shares in 3R Petroleum Oleo E Gas Sa (BVMF:BRAV3 ) fell to all time lows; down 1.35% or 0.23 to 16.80.

The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility , which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 0.41% to 29.52.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.01% or 0.20 to $2,754.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 5.29% or 3.80 to hit $67.98 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract rose 1.77% or 4.40 to trade at $252.80 .

USD/BRL was unchanged 0.02% to 5.71, while EUR/BRL rose 0.10% to 6.17.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.02% at 104.16.

Source: Investing.com