Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Financials, Consumption and Real Estate sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa rose 1.13%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Kroton Educacional SA (SA:KROT3), which rose 9.15% or 0.89 points to trade at 10.62 at the close. Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais (SA:USIM5) added 7.19% or 0.52 points to end at 7.75 and Embraer SA (SA:EMBR3) was up 5.10% or 1.26 points to 25.98 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Companhia de Saneamento do Parana Sanepar Unit (SA:SAPR11), which lost 1.90% or 0.90 points to trade at 46.40 in late trade. Vale SA (SA:VALE3) declined 1.58% or 0.77 points to end at 47.99 and Equatorial Energia SA (SA:EQTL3) shed 1.32% or 0.77 points to 57.73.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 233 to 135 and 47 ended unchanged on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 0.74% to 34.75.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.98% or 12.20 to $1253.90 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 0.32% or 0.24 to hit $74.18 a barrel, while the September US coffee C contract rose 0.30% or 0.33 to trade at $112.05 .
USD/BRL was down 0.37% to 3.8971, while EUR/BRL fell 0.15% to 4.5454.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.31% at 94.31.