Investing.com – Brazil stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Financials, Real Estate and Consumption sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa rose 1.60%.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Marfrig Alimentos SA (SA:MRFG3), which rose 6.45% or 0.34 points to trade at 5.61 at the close. Meanwhile, BR Malls Participacoes SA (SA:BRML3) added 6.08% or 0.68 points to end at 11.87 and BB Seguridade Participacoes SA (SA:BBSE3) was up 5.25% or 1.59 points to 31.90 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Gafisa SA (SA:GFSA3), which fell 4.30% or 0.110 points to trade at 2.450 at the close. Estacio Participacoes SA (SA:ESTC3) declined 3.59% or 0.46 points to end at 12.36 and EDP - Energias do Brasil SA (SA:ENBR3) was down 3.38% or 0.43 points to 12.30.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange by 163 to 149 and 7 ended unchanged.
Shares in Estacio Participacoes SA (SA:ESTC3) fell to 52-week lows; down 3.59% or 0.46 to 12.36.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 0.55% to 39.66.
Gold for December delivery was up 0.02% or 0.20 to $1104.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 2.15% or 0.94 to hit $44.81 a barrel, while the September US coffee C contract rose 4.75% or 6.05 to trade at $133.43 .
USD/BRL was down 1.92% to 3.4421, while EUR/BRL fell 1.41% to 3.7942.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.45% at 97.22.