Brazil stocks higher at close of trade; Bovespa up 0.03%

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 0.03%.

The best performers of the session on the were Cogna Educacao SA (BVMF:), which rose 8.82% or 0.12 points to trade at 1.48 at the close. Meanwhile, YDUQS Participacoes SA (BVMF:) added 5.87% or 0.60 points to end at 10.83 and Petroreconcavo SA (BVMF:) was up 4.71% or 0.83 points to 18.46 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Companhia Siderurgica Nacional (BVMF:), which fell 3.91% or 0.46 points to trade at 11.29 at the close. Vale SA (BVMF:) declined 3.27% or 1.98 points to end at 58.65 and Totvs SA (BVMF:) was down 2.79% or 0.86 points to 30.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the B3 Stock Exchange by 506 to 482 and 56 ended unchanged.

The , which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 7.18% to 31.67.

Gold Futures for December delivery was down 2.55% or 68.85 to $2,625.95 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 3.18% or 2.24 to hit $68.14 a barrel, while the March US coffee C contract rose 1.15% or 2.90 to trade at $256.00 .

USD/BRL was unchanged 0.00% to 5.76, while EUR/BRL unchanged 0.00% to 6.13.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.49% at 105.40.