Brazil Stock Market Summary

Investing.com – Brazil stocks were lower after the close on Monday, with significant losses in the Real Estate, Electric Power, and Public Utilities sectors.

At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa index lost 0.09%.

Best Performers

The top performers on the Bovespa included:
– Ambev SA (BVMF:ABEV3): up 4.08% (+0.52 points) to 13.25
– SLC Agricola SA (BVMF:SLCE3): up 3.22% (+0.56 points) to 17.97
– Minerva SA/Brazil (BVMF:BEEF3): up 2.74% (+0.16 points) to 6.01

Worst Performers

The worst performers included:
– Azul SA Pref (BVMF:AZUL4): down 7.91% (-0.39 points) to 4.54
– Raizen SA Preferred (BVMF:RAIZ4): down 4.55% (-0.12 points) to 2.52
– Lwsa SA (BVMF:LWSA3): down 4.28% (-0.16 points) to 3.58

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the B3 Stock Exchange by 531 to 474, with 45 remaining unchanged.

Additional Market Insights

• Lwsa SA (BVMF:LWSA3) hit a 3-year low, losing 4.28%.
• The CBOE Brazil ETF Volatility rose 5.72% to 33.82.

Commodity Prices

• Gold Futures (February): down 0.77% (-20.70) to $2,660.30 per ounce
• Crude Oil (January): up 0.25% (+0.17) to $68.17 per barrel
• US Coffee C (March): down 7.17% (-22.80) to $295.25

Currency Exchange Rates

• USD/BRL: up 1.43% to 6.06
• EUR/BRL: up 0.31% to 6.36
• US Dollar Index Futures: up 0.53% at 106.39.