Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Consumption, Industrials and Financials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa gained 2.02% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were JBS SA (SA:JBSS3), which rose 8.02% or 0.82 points to trade at 11.05 at the close. Lojas Americanas SA (SA:LAME4) added 7.36% or 1.24 points to end at 18.08 and RUMO Logistica Operadora Multimodal SA (SA:RAIL3) was up 6.19% or 0.54 points to 9.27 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Embraer SA (SA:EMBR3), which lost 3.91% or 0.60 points to trade at 14.76 in late trade. Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET3) declined 0.39% or 0.07 points to end at 17.99 and BB Seguridade Participacoes SA (SA:BBSE3) shed 0.20% or 0.06 points to 29.83.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 283 to 132 and 20 ended unchanged on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 1.38% to 30.20.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.22% or 2.71 to $1258.21 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in June fell 1.82% or 0.89 to hit $47.95 a barrel, while the July US coffee C contract fell 0.11% or 0.15 to trade at $136.17 .
USD/BRL was down 0.71% to 3.1539, while EUR/BRL fell 0.48% to 3.4457.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.16% at 98.82.