Investing.com – Brazil equities were lower at the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Real Estate and Financials sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa declined 0.49%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were EDP - Energias do Brasil SA (SA:ENBR3), which rose 4.32% or 0.59 points to trade at 14.24 at the close. Qualicorp SA (SA:QUAL3) added 3.21% or 0.70 points to end at 22.50 and Vale SA (SA:VALE3) was up 2.98% or 0.55 points to 18.98 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Cia Siderurgica Nacional SA (SA:CSNA3), which lost 5.56% or 0.62 points to trade at 10.53 in late trade. Raia Drogasil SA (SA:RADL3) declined 3.73% or 2.310 points to end at 59.700 and BR Malls Participacoes SA (SA:BRML3) shed 3.13% or 0.40 points to 12.40.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 172 to 112 and 26 ended unchanged on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 3.92% to 33.64.
In commodities trading, Gold for December delivery was up 0.31% or 4.20 to $1351.70 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 0.90% or 0.41 to hit $46.15 a barrel, while the September US coffee C contract rose 0.33% or 0.45 to trade at $137.22 .
USD/BRL was up 0.48% to 3.2016, while EUR/BRL rose 1.33% to 3.6112.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.86% at 94.76.