Investing.com – Brazil equities were lower at the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Real Estate, Consumption and Electric Power sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa fell 0.25%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Suzano Papel e Celulose SA (SA:SUZB3), which rose 2.88% or 0.59 points to trade at 21.06 at the close. Fleury SA (SA:FLRY3) added 2.41% or 0.69 points to end at 29.30 and Fibria Celulose SA (SA:FIBR3) was up 2.02% or 1.12 points to 56.47 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Qualicorp SA (SA:QUAL3), which lost 3.95% or 1.29 points to trade at 31.38 in late trade. Cosan SA Industria e Comercio (SA:CSAN3) declined 2.78% or 1.27 points to end at 44.38 and Companhia Brasileira deDistribuicao (SA:PCAR4) shed 2.62% or 2.06 points to 76.45.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 286 to 170 and 29 ended unchanged on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 1.78% to 29.29.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.33% or 4.40 to $1335.90 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 1.80% or 1.18 to hit $64.38 a barrel, while the March US coffee C contract fell 2.04% or 2.55 to trade at $122.17 .
USD/BRL was up 0.89% to 3.1836, while EUR/BRL rose 1.06% to 3.9472.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.12% at 89.06.