Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Real Estate and Financials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa gained 1.58%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais (SA:USIM5), which rose 7.10% or 0.62 points to trade at 9.35 at the close. Smiles Fidelidade SA (SA:SMLS3) added 5.97% or 4.57 points to end at 81.11 and RUMO Logistica Operadora Multimodal SA (SA:RAIL3) was up 5.96% or 0.73 points to 12.98 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Cia Siderurgica Nacional SA (SA:CSNA3), which lost 1.04% or 0.08 points to trade at 7.64 in late trade. Petroleo Brasileiro SA (SA:PETR3) declined 0.97% or 0.16 points to end at 16.36 and Natura Cosmeticos SA (SA:NATU3) shed 0.91% or 0.30 points to 32.60.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 280 to 154 and 32 ended unchanged on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 1.54% to 33.05.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.42% or 5.41 to $1280.71 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 0.89% or 0.50 to hit $56.92 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract rose 0.81% or 1.00 to trade at $123.90 .
USD/BRL was down 0.01% to 3.2570, while EUR/BRL rose 0.05% to 3.8235.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.11% at 93.90.