Investing.com – Brazil equities were lower at the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Real Estate and Public Utilities sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa fell 0.27%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Qualicorp SA (SA:QUAL3), which rose 5.37% or 1.06 points to trade at 20.81 at the close. Marfrig Alimentos SA (SA:MRFG3) added 3.94% or 0.23 points to end at 6.07 and Banco Santander Brasil SA Unit (SA:SANB11) was up 3.37% or 0.82 points to 25.18 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Metalurgica Gerdau SA (SA:GOAU4), which lost 4.43% or 0.19 points to trade at 4.10 in late trade. Cia Siderurgica Nacional SA (SA:CSNA3) declined 4.32% or 0.33 points to end at 7.31 and Vale SA Pref (SA:VALE5) shed 3.86% or 1.02 points to 25.40.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 182 to 173 and 24 ended unchanged on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 1.04% to 34.90.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.03% or 0.40 to $1291.50 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in May fell 0.59% or 0.31 to hit $52.34 a barrel, while the July US coffee C contract rose 1.12% or 1.61 to trade at $145.18 .
USD/BRL was up 0.33% to 3.1105, while EUR/BRL rose 0.04% to 3.3382.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.79% at 99.41.