Investing.com – Brazil equities were lower at the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Industrials, Consumption and Financials sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa fell 0.78%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were PDG Realty SA (SA:PDGR3), which rose 4.26% or 0.02 points to trade at 0.49 at the close. BR Properties SA (SA:BRPR3) added 3.72% or 0.47 points to end at 13.12 and Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET3) was up 3.49% or 0.20 points to 5.93 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA (SA:GOLL4), which lost 4.32% or 0.40 points to trade at 8.85 in late trade. Vale SA (SA:VALE3) declined 3.93% or 0.80 points to end at 19.58 and Metalurgica Gerdau SA (SA:GOAU4) shed 3.70% or 0.45 points to 11.70.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 154 to 114 and 5 ended unchanged on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 0.35% to 37.23.
In commodities trading, Gold for April delivery was up 0.41% or 4.90 to $1192.60 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in May fell 0.13% or 0.06 to hit $47.39 a barrel, while the May US coffee C contract fell 2.25% or 3.17 to trade at $137.65 .
USD/BRL was down 0.13% to 3.1280, while EUR/BRL fell 0.37% to 3.4156.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.24% at 97.43.