Investing.com – Brazil equities were lower at the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Financials and Industrials sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa fell 2.27% to hit a new 1-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Hypermarcas SA (SA:HYPE3), which rose 1.38% or 0.44 points to trade at 32.44 at the close. Equatorial Energia SA (SA:EQTL3) added 0.98% or 0.61 points to end at 62.68 and Multiplan SA (SA:MULT3) was up 0.48% or 0.33 points to 69.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Petroleo Brasileiro SA (SA:PETR3), which lost 8.18% or 1.43 points to trade at 16.05 in late trade. Petroleo Brasileiro SA PN (SA:PETR4) declined 7.75% or 1.29 points to end at 15.35 and Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais (SA:USIM5) shed 7.59% or 0.68 points to 8.28.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 272 to 153 and 28 ended unchanged on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 1.67% to 34.07.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.24% or 3.12 to $1282.02 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 1.94% or 1.10 to hit $55.66 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract fell 0.28% or 0.36 to trade at $127.22 .
USD/BRL was up 1.02% to 3.3130, while EUR/BRL rose 2.11% to 3.9067.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.70% at 93.74.