Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Public Utilities and Consumption sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa added 0.17%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Vale SA (SA:VALE3), which rose 3.63% or 0.84 points to trade at 23.97 at the close. Bradespar SA (SA:BRAP4) added 3.35% or 0.45 points to end at 13.90 and ALL America Latina Logistica SA (SA:RUMO3) was up 3.21% or 0.210 points to 6.760 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Localiza Rent a Car SA (SA:RENT3), which lost 2.83% or 1.13 points to trade at 38.75 in late trade. Qualicorp SA (SA:QUAL3) declined 2.79% or 0.58 points to end at 20.19 and JBS SA (SA:JBSS3) shed 2.78% or 0.27 points to 9.43.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 183 to 157 and 31 ended unchanged on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 2.43% to 35.81.
In commodities trading, Gold for December delivery was down 0.18% or 2.30 to $1277.10 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 0.07% or 0.03 to hit $44.86 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract fell 3.46% or 6.02 to trade at $168.10 .
USD/BRL was down 1.14% to 3.1656, while EUR/BRL fell 1.29% to 3.4904.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.12% at 97.90.