Investing.com – Brazil stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Financials, Real Estate and Consumption sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa declined 0.62%.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were CPFL Energia SA (SA:CPFE3), which rose 4.07% or 0.90 points to trade at 23.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Suzano Papel e Celulose SA (SA:SUZB3) added 3.66% or 1.73 points to end at 49.04 and Ultrapar Participacoes SA (SA:UGPA3) was up 3.28% or 1.35 points to 42.52 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET6), which fell 3.31% or 0.60 points to trade at 17.50 at the close. Viavarejo Unt (SA:VVAR11) declined 3.25% or 0.55 points to end at 16.35 and Magazine Luiza SA (SA:MGLU3) was down 3.15% or 4.10 points to 126.15.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange by 226 to 144 and 25 ended unchanged.
Shares in Viavarejo Unt (SA:VVAR11) fell to 52-week lows; falling 3.25% or 0.55 to 16.35.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 2.63% to 46.65.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.22% or 2.60 to $1207.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 0.49% or 0.34 to hit $70.11 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract fell 1.27% or 1.31 to trade at $101.47 .
USD/BRL was up 2.44% to 4.1514, while EUR/BRL rose 2.56% to 4.8231.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.02% at 95.07.