Investing.com – Brazil equities were lower at the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Real Estate, Consumption and Financials sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa declined 0.30%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Vale SA (SA:VALE5), which rose 6.52% or 1.25 points to trade at 20.42 at the close. Bradespar SA (SA:BRAP4) added 5.92% or 0.72 points to end at 12.89 and Vale SA (SA:VALE3) was up 5.17% or 1.05 points to 21.35 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Hypermarcas SA (SA:HYPE3), which lost 5.06% or 1.43 points to trade at 26.84 in late trade. Estacio Participacoes SA (SA:ESTC3) declined 2.98% or 0.57 points to end at 18.53 and Multiplan SA (SA:MULT3) shed 2.78% or 1.79 points to 62.66.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 213 to 148 and 29 ended unchanged on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 1.46% to 28.99 a new 52-week low.
In commodities trading, Gold for December delivery was up 0.88% or 11.15 to $1274.85 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 1.43% or 0.72 to hit $49.80 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract rose 3.93% or 6.20 to trade at $164.02 .
USD/BRL was down 0.29% to 3.1155, while EUR/BRL fell 0.24% to 3.3920.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.07% at 98.71.