Investing.com – Brazil stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Real Estate , Consumption and Public Utilities sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa rose 1.97% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Magazine Luiza SA (BVMF: MGLU3 ), which rose 10.05% or 0.64 points to trade at 7.01 at the close. Meanwhile, Minerva SA/Brazil (BVMF: BEEF3 ) added 9.91% or 0.44 points to end at 4.88 and Sendas Distribuidora SA (BVMF: ASAI3 ) was up 7.64% or 0.47 points to 6.62 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were WEG SA (BVMF: WEGE3 ), which fell 7.88% or 4.56 points to trade at 53.31 at the close. Embraer SA (BVMF: EMBR3 ) declined 2.97% or 1.81 points to end at 59.16 and Raia Drogasil SA (BVMF: RADL3 ) was down 0.38% or 0.08 points to 20.70.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the B3 Stock Exchange by 586 to 398 and 42 ended unchanged.
Shares in Raia Drogasil SA (BVMF: RADL3 ) fell to 52-week lows; falling 0.38% or 0.08 to 20.70.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility , which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 5.76% to 25.83 a new 3-months low.
Gold Futures for April delivery was down 1.18% or 33.13 to $2,773.47 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 2.12% or 1.58 to hit $73.08 a barrel, while the March US coffee C contract rose 1.04% or 3.63 to trade at $351.18 .
USD/BRL was down 0.14% to 5.90, while EUR/BRL fell 0.48% to 6.18.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.09% at 107.15.