Investing.com – Brazil equities were lower at the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Public Utilities and Electric Power sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa fell 0.22%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Braskem SA (SA:BRKM5), which rose 6.58% or 3.25 points to trade at 52.63 at the close. JBS SA (SA:JBSS3) added 5.35% or 0.50 points to end at 9.84 and Cielo SA (SA:CIEL3) was up 5.33% or 0.85 points to 16.81 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Suzano Papel e Celulose SA (SA:SUZB3), which lost 5.11% or 2.33 points to trade at 43.31 in late trade. Companhia Brasileira deDistribuicao (SA:PCAR4) declined 3.69% or 2.91 points to end at 75.90 and Cvc Brasil ON (SA:CVCB3) shed 3.23% or 1.34 points to 40.15.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 233 to 229 and 31 ended unchanged on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 5.26% to 31.34 a new 1-month low.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.29% or 3.60 to $1256.00 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 0.23% or 0.17 to hit $74.02 a barrel, while the September US coffee C contract fell 0.04% or 0.05 to trade at $114.53 .
USD/BRL was down 1.88% to 3.8000, while EUR/BRL fell 1.92% to 4.4632.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.06% at 93.86.