Investing.com – Brazil equities were lower at the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Public Utilities, Electric Power and Consumption sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa lost 0.02%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Suzano Papel e Celulose SA (SA:SUZB5), which rose 3.70% or 0.68 points to trade at 19.04 at the close. Tim Participacoes SA (SA:TIMP3) added 2.15% or 0.25 points to end at 11.89 and BM&FBovespa SA (SA:BVMF3) was up 2.06% or 0.49 points to 24.27 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Natura Cosmeticos SA (SA:NATU3), which lost 4.55% or 1.59 points to trade at 33.33 in late trade. CEMIG - Companhia Energetica Minas Gerais Pref (SA:CMIG4) declined 3.18% or 0.29 points to end at 8.83 and Gerdau SA Pref (SA:GGBR4) shed 2.94% or 0.36 points to 11.90.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 199 to 191 and 36 ended unchanged on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 0.39% to 28.39.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.28% or 3.65 to $1314.45 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 0.16% or 0.08 to hit $50.27 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract fell 3.86% or 5.42 to trade at $134.90 .
USD/BRL was down 0.08% to 3.1339, while EUR/BRL rose 0.27% to 3.7591.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.22% at 91.61.