Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Real Estate, Consumption and Financials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa gained 0.53%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were BR Malls Participacoes SA (SA:BRML3), which rose 7.70% or 0.72 points to trade at 10.07 at the close. CEMIG - Companhia Energetica Minas Gerais Pref (SA:CMIG4) added 7.00% or 0.48 points to end at 7.34 and Fleury SA (SA:FLRY3) was up 6.27% or 1.54 points to 26.09 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET6), which lost 4.58% or 0.69 points to trade at 14.38 in late trade. EDP - Energias do Brasil SA (SA:ENBR3) declined 2.05% or 0.29 points to end at 13.89 and Gerdau SA Pref (SA:GGBR4) shed 2.96% or 0.41 points to 13.46.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 210 to 193 and 27 ended unchanged on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 2.95% to 33.56.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.68% or 8.60 to $1260.30 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 3.67% or 2.50 to hit $70.58 a barrel, while the September US coffee C contract rose 0.43% or 0.50 to trade at $117.67 .
USD/BRL was up 0.63% to 3.7957, while EUR/BRL rose 0.17% to 4.4214.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.43% at 94.35.