Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Financials, Real Estate and Public Utilities sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa added 3.79% to hit a new 3-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Banco do Brasil SA (SA:BBAS3), which rose 11.41% or 3.22 points to trade at 31.43 at the close. Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET3) added 11.45% or 1.70 points to end at 16.55 and Qualicorp SA (SA:QUAL3) was up 10.91% or 1.27 points to 12.91 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Suzano Papel e Celulose SA (SA:SUZB3), which lost 3.75% or 1.80 points to trade at 46.20 in late trade. Fibria Celulose SA (SA:FIBR3) declined 1.68% or 1.27 points to end at 74.50 and Ambev SA (SA:ABEV3) shed 1.14% or 0.21 points to 18.22.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 273 to 167 and 35 ended unchanged on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 2.34% to 49.49.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 1.30% or 15.50 to $1207.20 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 0.24% or 0.18 to hit $75.12 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract rose 5.63% or 5.75 to trade at $107.90 .
USD/BRL was down 2.18% to 3.9318, while EUR/BRL fell 2.44% to 4.5410.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.19% at 95.10.