Investing.com – Brazil equities were lower at the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Real Estate, Financials and Consumption sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa declined 0.15%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Tim Participacoes SA (SA:TIMP3), which rose 4.46% or 0.63 points to trade at 14.74 at the close. Natura Cosmeticos SA (SA:NATU3) added 3.01% or 0.95 points to end at 32.54 and Suzano Papel e Celulose SA (SA:SUZB3) was up 2.59% or 0.87 points to 34.40 in late trade.
Biggest losers included JBS SA (SA:JBSS3), which lost 3.19% or 0.30 points to trade at 9.10 in late trade. Cyrela Brazil Realty SA (SA:CYRE3) declined 2.35% or 0.36 points to end at 14.96 and Ultrapar Participacoes SA (SA:UGPA3) shed 2.28% or 1.60 points to 68.70.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 228 to 212 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 1.46% to 33.42 a new 1-month high.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.78% or 10.50 to $1336.40 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 0.87% or 0.55 to hit $63.56 a barrel, while the May US coffee C contract rose 0.25% or 0.29 to trade at $116.67 .
USD/BRL was up 0.81% to 3.3401, while EUR/BRL rose 0.14% to 4.0980.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.18% at 89.85.