Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Consumption, Industrials and Real Estate sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa added 1.60%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were JBS SA (SA:JBSS3), which rose 9.53% or 0.57 points to trade at 6.55 at the close. Metalurgica Gerdau SA (SA:GOAU4) added 6.34% or 0.27 points to end at 4.53 and Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET3) was up 5.32% or 0.66 points to 13.06 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Embraer SA (SA:EMBR3), which lost 1.42% or 0.23 points to trade at 15.98 in late trade. Suzano Papel e Celulose SA (SA:SUZB5) declined 0.87% or 0.13 points to end at 14.85 and Marfrig Alimentos SA (SA:MRFG3) shed 0.76% or 0.05 points to 6.52.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 254 to 97 and 37 ended unchanged on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 5.67% to 41.40.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.85% or 10.69 to $1250.71 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in July rose 0.68% or 0.35 to hit $51.48 a barrel, while the July US coffee C contract fell 0.25% or 0.32 to trade at $130.20 .
USD/BRL was down 0.02% to 3.2663, while EUR/BRL fell 0.50% to 3.6523.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.41% at 97.28.