Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Financials, Real Estate and Electric Power sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa added 0.76% to hit a new 5-year high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were CEMIG - Companhia Energetica Minas Gerais Pref (SA:CMIG4), which rose 5.73% or 0.61 points to trade at 11.25 at the close. EcoRodovias SA (SA:ECOR3) added 4.33% or 0.41 points to end at 9.88 and WEG SA (SA:WEGE3) was up 3.55% or 0.60 points to 17.50 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET3), which lost 3.39% or 0.74 points to trade at 21.06 in late trade. BRF SA (SA:BRFS3) declined 2.55% or 1.08 points to end at 41.35 and Vale SA (SA:VALE3) shed 2.44% or 0.89 points to 35.54.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 232 to 165 and 31 ended unchanged on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 0.18% to 27.12.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for April delivery was down 0.21% or 2.60 to $1236.50 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in April rose 1.10% or 0.59 to hit $54.37 a barrel, while the May US coffee C contract rose 1.72% or 2.56 to trade at $151.68 .
USD/BRL was up 0.26% to 3.0949, while EUR/BRL fell 0.39% to 3.2630.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.48% at 101.40.