BRASÍLIA: Brazil stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Real Estate, Basic Materials and Public Utilities sectors led shares lower. At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa fell 0.28%. The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Cosan SA Industria e Comercio (SA:CSAN3), which rose 2.92% or 1.03 points to trade at 36.29 at the close. Meanwhile, Qualicorp SA (SA:QUAL3) added 2.38% or 0.54 points to end at 23.20 and BB Seguridade Participacoes SA (SA:BBSE3) was up 2.37% or 0.69 points to 29.86 in late trade. The worst performers of the session were Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET6), which fell 4.46% or 0.89 points to trade at 19.05 at the close. Cia Paranaense de Energia (SA:CPLE6) declined 3.95% or 1.05 points to end at 25.50 and Cia Siderurgica Nacional SA (SA:CSNA3) was down 3.24% or 0.24 points to 7.16. Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange by 218 to 184 and 33 ended unchanged.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 1.43% to 31.81. Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.01% or 0.09 to $1226.81 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 0.61% or 0.28 to hit $46.50 a barrel, while the July US coffee C contract rose 0.79% or 1.08 to trade at $136.93 . USD/BRL was up 0.64% to 3.1979, while EUR/BRL fell 0.01% to 3.4947. The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.60% at 99.01.
