Investing.com – 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 gained 0.25%.
The best performers of the session on the were Lwsa SA (BVMF:), which rose 4.85% or 0.21 points to trade at 4.54 at the close. Meanwhile, Multiplan SA (BVMF:) added 4.22% or 1.04 points to end at 25.67 and Atacadao SA (BVMF:) was up 4.10% or 0.42 points to 10.67 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Embraer SA (BVMF:), which fell 6.98% or 2.90 points to trade at 38.62 at the close. Companhia Brasileira De Distribuica (BVMF:) declined 2.41% or 0.07 points to end at 2.84 and Magazine Luiza SA (BVMF:) was down 1.91% or 0.24 points to 12.33.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the B3 Stock Exchange by 554 to 392 and 61 ended unchanged.
The , which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 0.98% to 25.33.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.05% or 1.10 to $2,400.20 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 0.33% or 0.26 to hit $78.38 a barrel, while the September US coffee C contract rose 2.05% or 4.88 to trade at $243.08 .
USD/BRL was down 0.47% to 5.57, while EUR/BRL rose 0.47% to 6.06.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.06% at 104.05.
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