Investing.com – Brazil equities were lower at the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Financials, Real Estate and Consumption sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa fell 0.82%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were CCR SA (SA:CCRO3), which rose 3.30% or 0.41 points to trade at 12.82 at the close. Companhia Brasileira deDistribuicao (SA:PCAR4) added 3.03% or 2.01 points to end at 68.30 and EcoRodovias SA (SA:ECOR3) was up 2.76% or 0.27 points to 10.06 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Estacio Participacoes SA (SA:ESTC3), which lost 3.96% or 1.38 points to trade at 33.50 in late trade. Cosan SA Industria e Comercio (SA:CSAN3) declined 3.43% or 1.58 points to end at 44.52 and Lojas Renner SA (SA:LREN3) shed 3.37% or 1.21 points to 34.66.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 242 to 188 and 43 ended unchanged on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 4.07% to 28.35.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for April delivery was down 1.02% or 13.60 to $1319.20 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in April fell 1.49% or 0.95 to hit $62.96 a barrel, while the May US coffee C contract fell 0.48% or 0.59 to trade at $121.08 .
USD/BRL was up 0.80% to 3.2515, while EUR/BRL rose 0.06% to 3.9756.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.65% at 90.35.