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 0.57%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were EcoRodovias SA (SA:ECOR3), which rose 2.76% or 0.24 points to trade at 8.94 at the close. Estacio Participacoes SA (SA:ESTC3) added 2.74% or 0.50 points to end at 18.76 and Klabin Unt (SA:KLBN11) was up 2.18% or 0.37 points to 17.38 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Metalurgica Gerdau SA (SA:GOAU4), which lost 3.67% or 0.130 points to trade at 3.410 in late trade. Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais (SA:USIM5) declined 2.83% or 0.10 points to end at 3.43 and Qualicorp SA (SA:QUAL3) shed 2.38% or 0.45 points to 18.46.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 177 to 152 and 44 ended unchanged on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 4.88% to 33.16.
In commodities trading, Gold for December delivery was down 1.02% or 13.75 to $1330.35 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 2.22% or 1.02 to hit $44.91 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract rose 0.22% or 0.34 to trade at $153.57 .
USD/BRL was down 0.31% to 3.2311, while EUR/BRL fell 0.63% to 3.6245.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.15% at 95.35.