Investing.com – Brazil equities were lower at the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Public Utilities and Electric Power sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa fell 0.21%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Banco Bradesco SA Pref (SA:BBDC4), which rose 1.44% or 0.43 points to trade at 30.20 at the close. Raia Drogasil SA (SA:RADL3) added 1.20% or 0.800 points to end at 67.470 and Banco Bradesco SA (SA:BBDC3) was up 1.09% or 0.31 points to 28.70 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Braskem SA (SA:BRKM5), which lost 4.35% or 1.07 points to trade at 23.54 in late trade. Lojas Renner SA (SA:LREN3) declined 2.84% or 0.71 points to end at 24.26 and Vale SA (SA:VALE3) shed 2.49% or 0.45 points to 17.65.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 183 to 152 and 29 ended unchanged on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 3.51% to 34.79.
In commodities trading, Gold for December delivery was down 3.11% or 40.85 to $1271.85 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 0.84% or 0.41 to hit $49.22 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract fell 0.20% or 0.30 to trade at $147.70 .
USD/BRL was up 1.48% to 3.2570, while EUR/BRL rose 1.39% to 3.6497.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.45% at 96.08.