Investing.com – Brazil equities were lower at the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Consumption, Basic Materials and Telecoms sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa lost 0.19%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were SLC Agricola SA (BVMF:SLCE3), which rose 2.11% or 0.40 points to trade at 19.36 at the close. Energy of Minas Gerais Co Preferred (BVMF:CMIG4) added 1.96% or 0.21 points to end at 10.93 and Gerdau SA Pref (BVMF:GGBR4) was up 1.77% or 0.33 points to 18.93 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Companhia Brasileira De Distribuica (BVMF:PCAR3), which lost 7.94% or 0.27 points to trade at 3.13 in late trade. Magazine Luiza SA (BVMF:MGLU3) declined 4.82% or 0.69 points to end at 13.64 and Pet Center Comercio e Partcipacoes (BVMF:PETZ3) shed 3.77% or 0.16 points to 4.08.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 552 to 387 and 51 ended unchanged on the B3 Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 0.35% to 23.24.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for August delivery was up 1.79% or 43.55 to $2,472.45 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 1.22% or 0.99 to hit $79.85 a barrel, while the September US coffee C contract rose 0.76% or 1.85 to trade at $244.00 .
USD/BRL was down 0.29% to 5.43, while EUR/BRL fell 0.26% to 5.92.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.03% at 103.92.