Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Industrials and Consumption sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa rose 0.81%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Bradespar SA (SA:BRAP4), which rose 7.52% or 2.68 points to trade at 38.32 at the close. Cia Siderurgica Nacional SA (SA:CSNA3) added 5.69% or 0.50 points to end at 9.29 and Gerdau SA Pref (SA:GGBR4) was up 5.43% or 0.90 points to 17.46 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Cyrela Brazil Realty SA (SA:CYRE3), which lost 2.55% or 0.27 points to trade at 10.31 in late trade. MRV Engenharia e Participacoes SA (SA:MRVE3) declined 2.48% or 0.30 points to end at 11.80 and Equatorial Energia SA (SA:EQTL3) shed 2.37% or 1.42 points to 58.41.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 235 to 212 and 37 ended unchanged on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 0.29% to 48.41.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.09% or 1.10 to $1205.50 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 0.32% or 0.23 to hit $72.31 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract fell 0.82% or 0.80 to trade at $97.15 .
USD/BRL was down 0.42% to 4.0734, while EUR/BRL fell 0.33% to 4.7925.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.14% at 93.72.