Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Real Estate and Industrials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa added 0.09% to hit a new 52-week high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Qualicorp SA (SA:QUAL3), which rose 3.27% or 0.66 points to trade at 20.82 at the close. Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais (SA:USIM5) added 3.26% or 0.12 points to end at 3.80 and Estacio Participacoes SA (SA:ESTC3) was up 2.64% or 0.46 points to 17.91 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Cyrela Brazil Realty SA (SA:CYRE3), which lost 2.21% or 0.25 points to trade at 11.08 in late trade. Smiles ON (SA:SMLE3) declined 1.86% or 0.95 points to end at 50.05 and Raia Drogasil SA (SA:RADL3) shed 1.83% or 1.200 points to 64.420.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 163 to 155 and 21 ended unchanged on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 2.20% to 32.82.
In commodities trading, Gold for December delivery was up 0.36% or 4.85 to $1346.15 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 1.02% or 0.44 to hit $42.58 a barrel, while the September US coffee C contract fell 0.11% or 0.16 to trade at $141.32 .
USD/BRL was down 0.88% to 3.1473, while EUR/BRL fell 0.64% to 3.4984.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.23% at 96.07.