Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Real Estate, Public Utilities and Electric Power sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa gained 0.02% to hit a new 3-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Marfrig Alimentos SA (SA:MRFG3), which rose 7.59% or 0.41 points to trade at 5.81 at the close. Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET3) added 3.68% or 0.81 points to end at 22.81 and RUMO Logistica Operadora Multimodal SA (SA:RAIL3) was up 3.58% or 0.54 points to 15.61 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Estacio Participacoes SA (SA:ESTC3), which lost 5.01% or 1.28 points to trade at 24.25 in late trade. Cielo SA (SA:CIEL3) declined 3.67% or 0.47 points to end at 12.33 and BRF SA (SA:BRFS3) shed 3.65% or 0.82 points to 21.65.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 253 to 225 and 38 ended unchanged on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 2.78% to 45.09.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.38% or 4.50 to $1193.10 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 0.66% or 0.49 to hit $74.78 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract rose 1.25% or 1.40 to trade at $113.30 .
USD/BRL was down 1.43% to 3.7238, while EUR/BRL fell 1.39% to 4.2811.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.10% at 95.34.