Brazil stocks higher at close of trade; Bovespa up 0.78%

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

At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa added 0.78%.

The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Sendas Distribuidora SA (BVMF:ASAI3 ), which rose 6.25% or 0.42 points to trade at 7.14 at the close. Meanwhile, Lwsa SA (BVMF:LWSA3 ) added 5.17% or 0.21 points to end at 4.27 and Marfrig Alimentos SA (BVMF:MRFG3 ) was up 3.70% or 0.47 points to 13.17 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Prio SA (BVMF:PRIO3 ), which fell 1.88% or 0.83 points to trade at 43.43 at the close. Petroreconcavo SA (BVMF:RECV3 ) declined 1.59% or 0.29 points to end at 17.90 and 3R Petroleum Oleo E Gas Sa (BVMF:BRAV3 ) was down 0.92% or 0.16 points to 17.28.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the B3 Stock Exchange by 552 to 398 and 70 ended unchanged.

The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility , which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 2.46% to 31.69.

Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.26% or 6.95 to $2,669.35 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 2.06% or 1.56 to hit $74.00 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract rose 3.67% or 9.25 to trade at $261.30 .

USD/BRL was down 0.34% to 5.59, while EUR/BRL fell 0.32% to 6.09.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.30% at 102.99.

Source: Investing.com