Investing.com – Brazil equities were lower at the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Public Utilities and Financials sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa fell 1.62% to hit a new 1-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Viavarejo Unt (SA:VVAR11), which rose 5.10% or 1.48 points to trade at 30.50 at the close. Companhia Brasileira deDistribuicao (SA:PCAR4) added 3.18% or 2.04 points to end at 66.14 and EcoRodovias SA (SA:ECOR3) was up 1.72% or 0.15 points to 8.87 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado (SA:SBSP3), which lost 8.62% or 3.34 points to trade at 35.39 in late trade. Marfrig Alimentos SA (SA:MRFG3) declined 4.58% or 0.27 points to end at 5.63 and Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET6) shed 3.92% or 1.04 points to 25.46.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 270 to 167 and 32 ended unchanged on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 2.78% to 32.50 a new 1-month high.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for April delivery was down 0.77% or 10.50 to $1344.50 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in May fell 1.02% or 0.67 to hit $64.88 a barrel, while the May US coffee C contract rose 0.58% or 0.68 to trade at $118.85 .
USD/BRL was up 0.42% to 3.3279, while EUR/BRL rose 0.02% to 4.1267.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.37% at 88.97.