Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Public Utilities, Electric Power and Real Estate sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa gained 0.20%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET3), which rose 7.08% or 2.43 points to trade at 36.75 at the close. CCR SA (SA:CCRO3) added 6.61% or 0.97 points to end at 15.65 and Magazine Luiza SA (SA:MGLU3) was up 6.40% or 10.72 points to 178.10 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Raia Drogasil SA (SA:RADL3), which lost 3.09% or 2.01 points to trade at 63.10 in late trade. Banco Bradesco SA (SA:BBDC3) declined 2.73% or 1.08 points to end at 38.51 and MRV Engenharia e Participacoes SA (SA:MRVE3) shed 2.55% or 0.39 points to 14.93.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 243 to 213 and 33 ended unchanged on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 0.47% to 34.06.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.55% or 7.15 to $1310.25 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in March rose 2.29% or 1.19 to hit $53.18 a barrel, while the March US coffee C contract rose 0.39% or 0.40 to trade at $103.05 .
USD/BRL was down 1.08% to 3.7207, while EUR/BRL fell 1.01% to 4.2540.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.08% at 95.505.