BRASÍLIA: Brazil stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Financials, Basic Materials and Industrials sectors led shares higher. At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa rose 0.99%. The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Hypermarcas SA (SA:HYPE3), which rose 3.83% or 1.12 points to trade at 30.35 at the close. Meanwhile, Qualicorp SA (SA:QUAL3) added 3.46% or 0.74 points to end at 22.10 and Natura Cosmeticos SA (SA:NATU3) was up 3.28% or 1.00 points to 31.49 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were EDP – Energias do Brasil SA (SA:ENBR3), which fell 2.60% or 0.35 points to trade at 13.11 at the close. Cyrela Brazil Realty SA (SA:CYRE3) declined 1.97% or 0.26 points to end at 12.94 and Cia Paranaense de Energia (SA:CPLE6) was down 1.74% or 0.53 points to 29.86. Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange by 226 to 161 and 35 ended unchanged. The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 17.20% to 29.56 a new 1-month low. Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.96% or 12.38 to $1276.72 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June fell 0.83% or 0.41 to hit $49.21 a barrel, while the July US coffee C contract fell 0.81% or 1.08 to trade at $132.02 . USD/BRL was down 0.71% to 3.1260, while EUR/BRL rose 0.62% to 3.3971. The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.75% at 98.91.
