Brazil stocks higher at close of trade; Bovespa up 1.26%

Investing.com – Brazil stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Financials , Real Estate and Electric Power sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa gained 1.26%.

The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Azul SA Pref (BVMF:AZUL4 ), which rose 14.67% or 0.55 points to trade at 4.30 at the close. Meanwhile, YDUQS Participacoes SA (BVMF:YDUQ3 ) added 10.32% or 0.83 points to end at 8.87 and Atacadao SA (BVMF:CRFB3 ) was up 9.98% or 0.53 points to 5.84 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Marfrig Alimentos SA (BVMF:MRFG3 ), which fell 2.61% or 0.44 points to trade at 16.41 at the close. Petroreconcavo SA (BVMF:RECV3 ) declined 2.01% or 0.33 points to end at 16.10 and Vale SA (BVMF:VALE3 ) was down 1.28% or 0.68 points to 52.56.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the B3 Stock Exchange by 535 to 455 and 42 ended unchanged.

Shares in Vale SA (BVMF:VALE3 ) fell to 3-years lows; down 1.28% or 0.68 to 52.56.

The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility , which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 0.47% to 31.93.

Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.28% or 7.40 to $2,647.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February fell 0.69% or 0.51 to hit $73.45 a barrel, while the March US coffee C contract rose 0.01% or 0.02 to trade at $318.67 .

USD/BRL was down 0.45% to 6.15, while EUR/BRL rose 0.23% to 6.35.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.69% at 108.05.

Source: Investing.com