Investing.com – Brazil stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Financials, Consumption and Real Estate sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa gained 1.80%.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais (SA:USIM5), which rose 8.71% or 0.61 points to trade at 7.61 at the close. Meanwhile, Viavarejo Unt (SA:VVAR11) added 7.93% or 1.19 points to end at 16.19 and Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA Pref (SA:GOLL4) was up 7.29% or 0.68 points to 10.01 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Klabin Unt (SA:KLBN11), which fell 1.48% or 0.31 points to trade at 20.59 at the close. Suzano Papel e Celulose SA (SA:SUZB3) declined 1.15% or 0.60 points to end at 51.40 and Natura Cosmeticos SA (SA:NATU3) was down 0.53% or 0.15 points to 27.95.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange by 241 to 180 and 33 ended unchanged.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 0.39% to 54.64.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.38% or 4.60 to $1205.70 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 0.35% or 0.24 to hit $68.53 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract fell 2.56% or 2.55 to trade at $97.25 .
USD/BRL was down 1.15% to 4.1257, while EUR/BRL fell 0.61% to 4.8208.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.46% at 94.07.