Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Financials, Real Estate and Consumption sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa added 2.26%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were RUMO Logistica Operadora Multimodal SA (SA:RAIL3), which rose 7.48% or 0.94 points to trade at 13.50 at the close. Banco do Brasil SA (SA:BBAS3) added 7.01% or 1.72 points to end at 26.24 and Localiza Rent a Car SA (SA:RENT3) was up 6.45% or 1.45 points to 23.93 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Suzano Papel e Celulose SA (SA:SUZB3), which lost 5.27% or 2.44 points to trade at 43.85 in late trade. Klabin Unt (SA:KLBN11) declined 1.97% or 0.40 points to end at 19.90 and Vale SA (SA:VALE3) shed 1.85% or 0.91 points to 48.30.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 258 to 173 and 26 ended unchanged on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 0.92% to 34.17.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.17% or 2.20 to $1277.90 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in August fell 1.17% or 0.77 to hit $64.92 a barrel, while the September US coffee C contract fell 0.17% or 0.20 to trade at $116.42 .
USD/BRL was down 0.18% to 3.7401, while EUR/BRL fell 0.44% to 4.3359.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.22% at 94.62.