Investing.com – Brazil equities were lower at the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Telecoms and Industrials sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa fell 0.36%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Viavarejo Unt (SA:VVAR11), which rose 9.92% or 1.44 points to trade at 15.95 at the close. Natura Cosmeticos SA (SA:NATU3) added 4.25% or 1.32 points to end at 32.36 and Qualicorp SA (SA:QUAL3) was up 4.15% or 0.59 points to 14.80 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Cia Siderurgica Nacional SA (SA:CSNA3), which lost 3.00% or 0.30 points to trade at 9.70 in late trade. Vale SA (SA:VALE3) declined 2.78% or 1.62 points to end at 56.75 and Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais (SA:USIM5) shed 2.39% or 0.25 points to 10.20.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 273 to 205 and 34 ended unchanged on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 2.26% to 42.05.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 1.00% or 12.20 to $1233.40 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 4.15% or 2.87 to hit $66.30 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract rose 2.92% or 3.43 to trade at $121.08 .
USD/BRL was up 0.36% to 3.6995, while EUR/BRL rose 0.40% to 4.2439.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.07% at 95.68.