Investing.com – Brazil stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Real Estate, Financials and Consumption sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa gained 0.25%.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Pet Center Comercio e Partcipacoes (BVMF:PETZ3), which rose 4.88% or 0.20 points to trade at 4.30 at the close. Meanwhile, Marcopolo SA (BVMF:POMO4) added 4.12% or 0.30 points to end at 7.59 and Iguatemi SA Unit (BVMF:IGTI11) was up 3.60% or 0.60 points to 17.25 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Eneva SA (BVMF:ENEV3), which fell 2.80% or 0.31 points to trade at 10.75 at the close. Companhia Siderurgica Nacional (BVMF:CSNA3) declined 2.47% or 0.19 points to end at 7.49 and Marfrig Alimentos SA (BVMF:MRFG3) was down 2.31% or 0.39 points to 16.51.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the B3 Stock Exchange by 470 to 459 and 61 ended unchanged.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 0.89% to 28.86 a new 1-month low.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.49% or 13.05 to $2,691.65 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 0.87% or 0.67 to hit $76.63 a barrel, while the March US coffee C contract fell 1.33% or 4.32 to trade at $321.63 .
USD/BRL was down 0.70% to 6.05, while EUR/BRL unchanged 0.02% to 6.25.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.71% at 109.04.