Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Financials, Public Utilities and Electric Power sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa added 0.19%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Suzano Papel e Celulose SA (SA:SUZB5), which rose 2.73% or 0.38 points to trade at 14.32 at the close. BR Malls Participacoes SA (SA:BRML3) added 2.68% or 0.34 points to end at 13.03 and Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado (SA:SBSP3) was up 2.55% or 0.88 points to 35.38 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Ultrapar Participacoes SA (SA:UGPA3), which lost 2.76% or 2.09 points to trade at 73.61 in late trade. Cyrela Brazil Realty SA (SA:CYRE3) declined 1.99% or 0.23 points to end at 11.31 and BRF SA (SA:BRFS3) shed 1.72% or 0.66 points to 37.80.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 210 to 181 and 38 ended unchanged on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 1.96% to 26.58.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.61% or 7.50 to $1241.20 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 0.70% or 0.32 to hit $46.34 a barrel, while the September US coffee C contract rose 0.96% or 1.28 to trade at $134.70 .
USD/BRL was down 0.72% to 3.1594, while EUR/BRL fell 0.08% to 3.6498.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.51% at 94.44.