Investing.com – Brazil stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Real Estate, Financials and Consumption sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the gained 0.91%.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Sendas Distribuidora SA (), which rose 8.06% or 0.68 points to trade at 9.13 at the close. Meanwhile, C A Modas SA () added 6.70% or 0.75 points to end at 11.97 and Cyrela Brazil Realty SA () was up 6.68% or 1.42 points to 22.70 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Prio SA (), which fell 5.98% or 4.09 points to trade at 64.80 at the close. Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais SA USIMINAS Pref () declined 3.19% or 0.33 points to end at 9.98 and Petroleo Brasileiro SA () was down 2.91% or 1.46 points to 48.58.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the B3 Stock Exchange by 557 to 318 and 44 ended unchanged.
The , which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 0.22% to 31.84.
Futures for August delivery was up 1.07% or 48.70 to $4,605.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, for delivery in July fell 6.51% or 6.29 to hit $90.31 a barrel, while the July contract fell 0.38% or 1.05 to trade at $272.35 .
USD/BRL was down 0.36% to 5.02, while EUR/BRL unchanged 0.01% to 5.84.
The Futures was down 0.27% at 98.92.