BRASÍLIA: Brazil stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Consumption, Real Estate and Telecoms sectors led shares higher. At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa added 0.09%. The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Lojas Renner SA (SA:LREN3), which rose 1.73% or 0.49 points to trade at 28.88 at the close. Meanwhile, JBS SA (SA:JBSS3) added 1.72% or 0.17 points to end at 10.07 and Petroleo Brasileiro SA (SA:PETR3) was up 1.69% or 0.26 points to 15.63 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Cia Siderurgica Nacional SA (SA:CSNA3), which fell 3.32% or 0.29 points to trade at 8.45 at the close. Qualicorp SA (SA:QUAL3) declined 2.81% or 0.58 points to end at 20.03 and Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado (SA:SBSP3) was down 2.64% or 0.89 points to 32.81. Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange by 191 to 183 and 35 ended unchanged. Shares in Lojas Renner SA (SA:LREN3) rose to 3-years highs; rising 1.73% or 0.49 to 28.88.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 1.80% to 32.17. Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.10% or 1.30 to $1256.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 1.63% or 0.85 to hit $53.09 a barrel, while the May US coffee C contract fell 0.31% or 0.43 to trade at $139.80 . USD/BRL was down 0.33% to 3.1359, while EUR/BRL fell 0.28% to 3.3224. The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.13% at 100.95.
