Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Consumption, Financials and Electric Power sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa added 0.10% to hit a new 3-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Estacio Participacoes SA (SA:ESTC3), which rose 4.25% or 0.85 points to trade at 20.83 at the close. Kroton Educacional SA (SA:KROT3) added 3.31% or 0.55 points to end at 17.18 and Klabin Unt (SA:KLBN11) was up 2.64% or 0.43 points to 16.74 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado (SA:SBSP3), which lost 6.58% or 2.12 points to trade at 30.12 in late trade. Cia Paranaense de Energia (SA:CPLE6) declined 4.62% or 1.34 points to end at 27.65 and Qualicorp SA (SA:QUAL3) shed 3.41% or 1.22 points to 34.53.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 218 to 192 and 42 ended unchanged on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 3.09% to 25.09.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.97% or 12.49 to $1277.91 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 0.44% or 0.21 to hit $47.80 a barrel, while the September US coffee C contract fell 3.63% or 4.98 to trade at $132.25 .
USD/BRL was down 0.53% to 3.1718, while EUR/BRL fell 0.90% to 3.7223.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.43% at 93.74.