Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Real Estate, Electric Power and Public Utilities sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa added 0.57%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were BR Malls Participacoes SA (SA:BRML3), which rose 7.71% or 1.05 points to trade at 14.67 at the close. CEMIG - Companhia Energetica Minas Gerais Pref (SA:CMIG4) added 6.90% or 0.59 points to end at 9.14 and Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais (SA:USIM5) was up 4.37% or 0.22 points to 5.25 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Fibria Celulose SA (SA:FIBR3), which lost 7.06% or 2.23 points to trade at 29.37 in late trade. Suzano Papel e Celulose SA (SA:SUZB5) declined 3.74% or 0.52 points to end at 13.40 and Estacio Participacoes SA (SA:ESTC3) shed 3.05% or 0.50 points to 15.90.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 239 to 134 and 40 ended unchanged on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 0.03% to 31.44.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for April delivery was up 1.46% or 17.50 to $1213.50 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in March rose 0.34% or 0.18 to hit $52.81 a barrel, while the March US coffee C contract fell 0.88% or 1.33 to trade at $149.55 .
USD/BRL was up 0.69% to 3.1494, while EUR/BRL rose 1.67% to 3.4003.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.82% at 99.60.