Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Financials, Real Estate and Industrials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa gained 0.44% to hit a new 5-year high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Embraer SA (SA:EMBR3), which rose 4.11% or 0.70 points to trade at 17.75 at the close. Cyrela Brazil Realty SA (SA:CYRE3) added 2.47% or 0.31 points to end at 12.85 and CEMIG - Companhia Energetica Minas Gerais Pref (SA:CMIG4) was up 2.26% or 0.19 points to 8.61 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET3), which lost 2.67% or 0.52 points to trade at 18.93 in late trade. Cia Paranaense de Energia (SA:CPLE6) declined 2.06% or 0.61 points to end at 28.95 and JBS SA (SA:JBSS3) shed 1.98% or 0.18 points to 8.92.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 227 to 187 and 34 ended unchanged on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 1.09% to 25.38.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.02% or 0.27 to $1315.03 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 0.34% or 0.16 to hit $46.41 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract fell 1.99% or 2.62 to trade at $128.85 .
USD/BRL was down 0.05% to 3.1657, while EUR/BRL fell 0.09% to 3.7903.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.11% at 92.27.