Investing.com – Brazil stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Consumption, Financials and Electric Power sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa fell 0.80%.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Braskem SA (SA:BRKM5), which rose 5.28% or 1.61 points to trade at 32.10 at the close. Meanwhile, Smiles ON (SA:SMLE3) added 4.82% or 1.99 points to end at 43.28 and Bradespar SA (SA:BRAP4) was up 3.23% or 0.50 points to 16.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were JBS SA (SA:JBSS3), which fell 3.83% or 0.37 points to trade at 9.28 at the close. Marfrig Alimentos SA (SA:MRFG3) declined 3.74% or 0.24 points to end at 6.17 and Petroleo Brasileiro SA (SA:PETR3) was down 3.38% or 0.63 points to 18.02.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange by 226 to 145 and 42 ended unchanged.
Shares in Braskem SA (SA:BRKM5) rose to all time highs; rising 5.28% or 1.61 to 32.10.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 6.95% to 39.89.
Gold for February delivery was down 0.45% or 5.35 to $1172.45 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January fell 0.95% or 0.49 to hit $51.19 a barrel, while the March US coffee C contract fell 0.95% or 1.39 to trade at $144.43 .
USD/BRL was down 1.57% to 3.4230, while EUR/BRL fell 0.70% to 3.6835.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.61% at 100.14.