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 1.48% to hit a new all time high.
The best performers of the session on the were Pet Center Comercio e Partcipacoes (BVMF:), which rose 21.75% or 0.82 points to trade at 4.59 at the close. Meanwhile, Lwsa SA (BVMF:) added 13.61% or 0.63 points to end at 5.26 and Marfrig Alimentos SA (BVMF:) was up 13.19% or 1.70 points to 14.59 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were WEG SA (BVMF:), which fell 2.35% or 1.25 points to trade at 52.00 at the close. Prio SA (BVMF:) declined 2.26% or 1.11 points to end at 48.09 and Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo SABESP (BVMF:) was down 1.39% or 1.37 points to 97.33.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the B3 Stock Exchange by 531 to 427 and 53 ended unchanged.
Shares in Marfrig Alimentos SA (BVMF:) rose to 52-week highs; rising 13.19% or 1.70 to 14.59.
The , which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 3.25% to 26.40.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.20% or 5.00 to $2,542.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 2.30% or 1.74 to hit $73.80 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract fell 0.03% or 0.07 to trade at $244.03 .
USD/BRL was down 1.14% to 5.41, while EUR/BRL fell 0.49% to 6.00.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.57% at 101.73.
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