Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Public Utilities, Electric Power and Financials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa added 0.67%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Cosan SA Industria e Comercio (SA:CSAN3), which rose 3.87% or 1.38 points to trade at 37.05 at the close. Petroleo Brasileiro SA PN (SA:PETR4) added 3.45% or 0.45 points to end at 13.50 and Raia Drogasil SA (SA:RADL3) was up 2.78% or 1.850 points to 68.450 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Metalurgica Gerdau SA (SA:GOAU4), which lost 5.66% or 0.210 points to trade at 3.500 in late trade. ALL America Latina Logistica SA (SA:RUMO3) declined 4.86% or 0.320 points to end at 6.260 and Fibria Celulose SA (SA:FIBR3) shed 3.79% or 0.89 points to 22.61.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 166 to 157 and 36 ended unchanged on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 0.49% to 36.73.
In commodities trading, Gold for December delivery was up 0.03% or 0.45 to $1318.25 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 1.35% or 0.59 to hit $44.45 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract rose 2.84% or 4.33 to trade at $156.90 .
USD/BRL was down 0.38% to 3.2583, while EUR/BRL fell 0.58% to 3.6338.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.19% at 95.97.