Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Public Utilities, Electric Power and Consumption sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa added 0.45% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Cvc Brasil ON (BVMF:CVCB3), which rose 8.00% or 0.16 points to trade at 2.16 at the close. Embraer SA (BVMF:EMBR3) added 6.09% or 2.23 points to end at 38.87 and Pet Center Comercio e Partcipacoes (BVMF:PETZ3) was up 5.35% or 0.20 points to 3.94 in late trade.
Biggest losers included BRF SA (BVMF:BRFS3), which lost 2.59% or 0.59 points to trade at 22.19 in late trade. Marfrig Alimentos SA (BVMF:MRFG3) declined 1.89% or 0.23 points to end at 11.91 and Minerva SA/Brazil (BVMF:BEEF3) shed 1.89% or 0.13 points to 6.76.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 473 to 456 and 59 ended unchanged on the B3 Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 0.24% to 25.32.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.32% or 7.60 to $2,371.10 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in August fell 0.73% or 0.60 to hit $81.73 a barrel, while the September US coffee C contract rose 5.82% or 13.65 to trade at $248.05 .
USD/BRL was down 0.94% to 5.42, while EUR/BRL fell 1.21% to 5.85.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.12% at 104.80.