Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Consumption, Financials and Industrials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa added 1.55%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Metalurgica Gerdau SA (SA:GOAU4), which rose 5.40% or 0.29 points to trade at 5.66 at the close. Gerdau SA Pref (SA:GGBR4) added 4.21% or 0.45 points to end at 11.15 and Banco Santander Brasil SA Unit (SA:SANB11) was up 3.81% or 1.11 points to 30.27 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado (SA:SBSP3), which lost 1.68% or 0.58 points to trade at 33.94 in late trade. Bradespar SA (SA:BRAP4) declined 1.30% or 0.31 points to end at 23.57 and Braskem SA (SA:BRKM5) shed 0.91% or 0.42 points to 45.62.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 241 to 132 and 35 ended unchanged on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 8.08% to 29.57.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.39% or 4.96 to $1289.96 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 2.76% or 1.37 to hit $50.95 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract fell 0.02% or 0.02 to trade at $130.95 .
USD/BRL was down 0.01% to 3.1796, while EUR/BRL fell 0.01% to 3.7554.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.49% at 93.09.