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 rose 0.14%.
The best performers of the session on the were Natura & Co SA (BVMF:), which rose 2.63% or 0.39 points to trade at 15.23 at the close. Meanwhile, 3R Petroleum Oleo E Gas Sa (BVMF:) added 2.39% or 0.43 points to end at 18.39 and Hypera SA (BVMF:) was up 2.05% or 0.55 points to 27.35 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Atacadao SA (BVMF:), which fell 5.27% or 0.44 points to trade at 7.91 at the close. Sendas Distribuidora SA (BVMF:) declined 2.87% or 0.20 points to end at 6.77 and Pet Center Comercio e Partcipacoes (BVMF:) was down 2.63% or 0.13 points to 4.81.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the B3 Stock Exchange by 518 to 421 and 64 ended unchanged.
Shares in Atacadao SA (BVMF:) fell to all time lows; down 5.27% or 0.44 to 7.91.
The , which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 5.47% to 31.63 a new 1-month high.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.21% or 5.50 to $2,662.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 3.90% or 2.90 to hit $77.28 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract fell 4.08% or 10.50 to trade at $246.85 .
USD/BRL was up 0.62% to 5.49, while EUR/BRL fell 0.38% to 6.02.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.01% at 102.26.
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