Investing.com – Brazil stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Financials, Consumption and Industrials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa fell 0.51%.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Fibria Celulose SA (SA:FIBR3), which rose 3.64% or 1.33 points to trade at 37.85 at the close. Meanwhile, Bradespar SA (SA:BRAP4) added 3.09% or 0.58 points to end at 19.38 and Cia Siderurgica Nacional SA (SA:CSNA3) was up 3.01% or 0.21 points to 7.18 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Cielo SA (SA:CIEL3), which fell 2.44% or 0.58 points to trade at 23.20 at the close. Lojas Renner SA (SA:LREN3) declined 2.17% or 0.59 points to end at 26.55 and Tim Participacoes SA (SA:TIMP3) was down 1.90% or 0.19 points to 9.81.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange by 218 to 174 and 28 ended unchanged.
Shares in Fibria Celulose SA (SA:FIBR3) rose to 52-week highs; up 3.64% or 1.33 to 37.85.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 4.45% to 40.60.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.12% or 1.50 to $1266.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July rose 0.38% or 0.19 to hit $49.99 a barrel, while the July US coffee C contract rose 1.35% or 1.75 to trade at $131.22 .
USD/BRL was up 0.10% to 3.2637, while EUR/BRL rose 0.01% to 3.6457.
The US Dollar Index Futures was unchanged 0.00% at 97.33.