Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Consumption, Industrials and Real Estate sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa added 0.52%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Raia Drogasil SA (SA:RADL3), which rose 4.51% or 2.58 points to trade at 59.80 at the close. Klabin Unt (SA:KLBN11) added 4.37% or 0.60 points to end at 14.32 and BRF SA (SA:BRFS3) was up 4.21% or 1.56 points to 38.65 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Banco Santander Brasil SA Unit (SA:SANB11), which lost 7.41% or 2.27 points to trade at 28.35 in late trade. Cia Siderurgica Nacional SA (SA:CSNA3) declined 4.51% or 0.46 points to end at 9.73 and Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET3) shed 3.61% or 0.65 points to 17.34.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 201 to 134 and 33 ended unchanged on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 5.26% to 33.68.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for April delivery was down 0.41% or 5.20 to $1250.50 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 1.36% or 0.65 to hit $48.38 a barrel, while the May US coffee C contract fell 0.28% or 0.39 to trade at $138.93 .
USD/BRL was up 0.43% to 3.1397, while EUR/BRL fell 0.06% to 3.3946.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.48% at 99.51.