Investing – Brazil stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the added 0.13%.
The best performers of the session on the were IRB Brasil Resseguros SA (BVMF:), which rose 4.60% or 2.12 points to trade at 48.20 at the close. Meanwhile, Eneva SA (BVMF:) added 3.46% or 0.37 points to end at 11.06 and Banco BTG Pactual SA (BVMF:) was up 2.13% or 0.59 points to 28.32 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Minerva SA/Brazil (BVMF:), which fell 5.31% or 0.27 points to trade at 4.81 at the close. Companhia Brasileira De Distribuica (BVMF:) declined 4.71% or 0.13 points to end at 2.63 and Atacadao SA (BVMF:) was down 4.37% or 0.24 points to 5.25.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the B3 Stock Exchange by 603 to 364 and 50 ended unchanged.
Shares in Atacadao SA (BVMF:) fell to all time lows; falling 4.37% or 0.24 to 5.25.
The , which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 3.48% to 29.12 a new 1-month low.
Gold Futures for February delivery was down 1.25% or 33.81 to $2,681.19 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March rose 1.90% or 1.44 to hit $77.19 a barrel, while the March US coffee C contract rose 0.56% or 1.80 to trade at $325.65 .
USD/BRL was down 0.43% to 6.10, while EUR/BRL rose 0.19% to 6.23.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.17% at 109.67.