Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Real Estate, Basic Materials and Consumption sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa gained 1.18%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Marfrig Alimentos SA (SA:MRFG3), which rose 6.55% or 0.42 points to trade at 6.83 at the close. Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET3) added 6.38% or 1.02 points to end at 17.01 and Bradespar SA (SA:BRAP4) was up 4.04% or 0.80 points to 20.62 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado (SA:SBSP3), which lost 2.54% or 0.77 points to trade at 29.58 in late trade. BRF SA (SA:BRFS3) declined 1.75% or 0.71 points to end at 39.94 and Qualicorp SA (SA:QUAL3) shed 1.49% or 0.33 points to 21.77.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 236 to 119 and 25 ended unchanged on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 0.14% to 29.60.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for June delivery was down 1.03% or 13.14 to $1264.36 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 0.55% or 0.27 to hit $49.50 a barrel, while the July US coffee C contract rose 0.19% or 0.25 to trade at $132.27 .
USD/BRL was up 0.63% to 3.1476, while EUR/BRL rose 1.28% to 3.4426.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.24% at 98.67.