Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Real Estate, Public Utilities and Electric Power sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa added 0.69%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were 3R Petroleum Oleo E Gas Sa (BVMF:BRAV3), which rose 9.33% or 1.78 points to trade at 20.86 at the close. Magazine Luiza SA (BVMF:MGLU3) added 6.29% or 0.63 points to end at 10.64 and Companhia Paranaense de Energia Pref B (BVMF:CPLE6) was up 5.27% or 0.51 points to 10.18 in late trade.
Biggest losers included BRF SA (BVMF:BRFS3), which lost 2.31% or 0.58 points to trade at 24.38 in late trade. Braskem SA (BVMF:BRKM5) declined 2.14% or 0.33 points to end at 15.10 and Cosan SA Industria e Comercio (BVMF:CSAN3) shed 2.05% or 0.23 points to 11.01.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 565 to 396 and 48 ended unchanged on the B3 Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 1.46% to 29.00 a new 1-month low.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.61% or 16.01 to $2,658.61 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in January fell 0.36% or 0.25 to hit $68.69 a barrel, while the March US coffee C contract rose 1.48% or 4.50 to trade at $309.30 .
USD/BRL was up 0.20% to 5.81, while EUR/BRL rose 0.12% to 6.09.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.07% at 106.85.