Investing.com - Brazil stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Financials, Electric Power and Real Estate sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa gained 0.21% to hit a new 6-months high.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Automob Participaes SA ( BVMF :AMOB3), which rose 8.33% or 0.02 points to trade at 0.26 at the close. Meanwhile, Lojas Renner SA ( BVMF :LREN3) added 3.32% or 0.46 points to end at 14.30 and YDUQS Participacoes SA ( BVMF :YDUQ3) was up 3.11% or 0.44 points to 14.60 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were IRB Brasil Resseguros SA ( BVMF :IRBR3), which fell 5.37% or 2.58 points to trade at 45.50 at the close. Minerva SA/Brazil ( BVMF :BEEF3) declined 4.47% or 0.35 points to end at 7.48 and Marfrig Alimentos SA ( BVMF :MRFG3) was down 4.03% or 0.92 points to 21.93.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the B3 Stock Exchange by 467 to 466 and 66 ended unchanged.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 2.76% to 33.47.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 1.88% or 61.99 to $3,360.39 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June fell 1.82% or 1.15 to hit $61.87 a barrel, while the July US coffee C contract rose 2.54% or 10.15 to trade at $410.00 .
USD/BRL was down 0.53% to 5.65, while EUR/BRL unchanged 0.02% to 6.46.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.58% at 98.68.

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