Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Electric Power, Basic Materials and Public Utilities sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa gained 1.47%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were EDP - Energias do Brasil SA (SA:ENBR3), which rose 3.55% or 0.48 points to trade at 14.00 at the close. Bradespar SA (SA:BRAP4) added 3.11% or 1.05 points to end at 34.80 and Vale SA (SA:VALE3) was up 3.05% or 1.36 points to 45.90 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Ultrapar Participacoes SA (SA:UGPA3), which lost 2.86% or 1.84 points to trade at 62.41 in late trade. Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET6) declined 2.13% or 0.47 points to end at 21.60 and Smiles Fidelidade SA (SA:SMLS3) shed 1.15% or 0.78 points to 67.12.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 272 to 137 and 39 ended unchanged on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 5.78% to 28.34.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.03% or 0.40 to $1350.30 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 0.35% or 0.23 to hit $66.45 a barrel, while the July US coffee C contract fell 0.60% or 0.70 to trade at $115.92 .
USD/BRL was down 0.31% to 3.4072, while EUR/BRL fell 0.35% to 4.2162.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.06% at 89.19.