Investing.com – Brazil stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Industrials and Real Estate sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa declined 0.39%.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Marfrig Alimentos SA (SA:MRFG3), which rose 3.91% or 0.16 points to trade at 4.25 at the close. Meanwhile, EDP - Energias do Brasil SA (SA:ENBR3) added 3.81% or 0.40 points to end at 10.90 and Even Construtora e Incorporadora SA (SA:EVEN3) was up 2.42% or 0.08 points to 3.38 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado (SA:SBSP3), which fell 4.82% or 0.84 points to trade at 16.58 at the close. Vale SA (SA:VALE3) declined 3.88% or 0.82 points to end at 20.34 and EcoRodovias SA (SA:ECOR3) was down 2.95% or 0.24 points to 7.90.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange by 176 to 105 and 11 ended unchanged.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 2.33% to 32.01.
Gold for August delivery was up 0.54% or 6.40 to $1185.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August fell 0.55% or 0.33 to hit $60.07 a barrel, while the July US coffee C contract fell 3.08% or 4.05 to trade at $127.58 .
USD/BRL was up 0.18% to 3.1260, while EUR/BRL rose 0.29% to 3.5267.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.18% at 95.06.