Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Real Estate and Public Utilities sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa added 1.49% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Cia Siderurgica Nacional SA (SA:CSNA3), which rose 6.35% or 0.52 points to trade at 8.71 at the close. Viavarejo Unt (SA:VVAR11) added 7.43% or 1.40 points to end at 20.25 and Bradespar SA (SA:BRAP4) was up 4.66% or 1.37 points to 30.75 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Natura Cosmeticos SA (SA:NATU3), which lost 1.70% or 0.51 points to trade at 29.50 in late trade. Embraer SA (SA:EMBR3) declined 0.99% or 0.20 points to end at 20.10 and B2W Cia Digital (SA:BTOW3) shed 0.88% or 0.26 points to 29.44.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 263 to 171 and 28 ended unchanged on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 2.34% to 32.51.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.06% or 0.70 to $1224.90 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 0.96% or 0.65 to hit $68.54 a barrel, while the September US coffee C contract fell 0.75% or 0.84 to trade at $110.83 .
USD/BRL was down 1.05% to 3.7453, while EUR/BRL fell 1.10% to 4.3767.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.04% at 94.38.