Investing.com – Brazil stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Financials, Real Estate and Public Utilities sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa declined 1.31% to hit a new 6-months low.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Raia Drogasil SA (SA:RADL3), which rose 2.50% or 1.73 points to trade at 70.90 at the close. Meanwhile, JBS SA (SA:JBSS3) added 2.41% or 0.21 points to end at 8.93 and Cvc Brasil ON (SA:CVCB3) was up 1.97% or 0.83 points to 42.98 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Viavarejo Unt (SA:VVAR11), which fell 4.21% or 0.84 points to trade at 19.12 at the close. RUMO Logistica Operadora Multimodal SA (SA:RAIL3) declined 3.61% or 0.47 points to end at 12.56 and BR Malls Participacoes SA (SA:BRML3) was down 3.61% or 0.34 points to 9.09.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange by 310 to 153 and 28 ended unchanged.
Shares in BR Malls Participacoes SA (SA:BRML3) fell to 52-week lows; falling 3.61% or 0.34 to 9.09.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 0.12% to 33.86.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.20% or 2.50 to $1281.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 1.23% or 0.80 to hit $65.65 a barrel, while the September US coffee C contract fell 0.79% or 0.93 to trade at $116.62 .
USD/BRL was up 0.41% to 3.7444, while EUR/BRL rose 0.47% to 4.3507.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.01% at 94.44.