Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Real Estate, Financials and Electric Power sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa rose 0.62%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were ALL America Latina Logistica SA (SA:RUMO3), which rose 7.16% or 0.24 points to trade at 3.59 at the close. Localiza Rent a Car SA (SA:RENT3) added 3.94% or 1.11 points to end at 29.30 and Cia Energetica de Sao Paulo (SA:CESP6) was up 3.05% or 0.50 points to 16.90 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Cia Siderurgica Nacional SA (SA:CSNA3), which lost 5.13% or 0.40 points to trade at 7.40 in late trade. Natura Cosmeticos SA (SA:NATU3) declined 2.99% or 0.86 points to end at 27.91 and Suzano Papel e Celulose SA (SA:SUZB5) shed 2.70% or 0.37 points to 13.35.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 182 to 106 and 29 ended unchanged on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 4.19% to 52.20.
In commodities trading, Gold for June delivery was up 1.83% or 22.40 to $1244.40 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in May fell 2.39% or 0.94 to hit $38.45 a barrel, while the May US coffee C contract fell 0.74% or 0.95 to trade at $127.55 .
USD/BRL was up 0.10% to 3.6358, while EUR/BRL rose 0.17% to 4.1089.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.88% at 95.15.