Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Consumption, Industrials and Financials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa gained 0.37%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Magazine Luiza SA (SA:MGLU3), which rose 14.60% or 14.14 points to trade at 110.99 at the close. Estacio Participacoes SA (SA:ESTC3) added 3.17% or 0.95 points to end at 30.93 and Banco do Brasil SA (SA:BBAS3) was up 2.72% or 0.95 points to 35.84 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Bradespar SA (SA:BRAP4), which lost 5.55% or 1.91 points to trade at 32.48 in late trade. Cyrela Brazil Realty SA (SA:CYRE3) declined 3.87% or 0.52 points to end at 12.92 and Smiles Fidelidade SA (SA:SMLS3) shed 2.75% or 1.95 points to 68.93.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 203 to 193 and 31 ended unchanged on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 0.81% to 28.47.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.05% or 0.70 to $1314.80 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in June fell 1.46% or 1.03 to hit $69.70 a barrel, while the July US coffee C contract fell 0.87% or 1.05 to trade at $119.67 .
USD/BRL was up 0.51% to 3.5688, while EUR/BRL unchanged 0.00% to 4.2346.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.36% at 92.94.