Investing.com – Brazil stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Industrials and Consumption sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa added 0.30%.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Companhia Siderurgica Nacional (BVMF:CSNA3), which rose 9.24% or 1.10 points to trade at 13.01 at the close. Meanwhile, BRF SA (BVMF:BRFS3) added 5.50% or 1.00 points to end at 19.19 and CSN Mineracao SA (BVMF:CMIN3) was up 3.91% or 0.19 points to 5.05 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Azul SA Pref (BVMF:AZUL4), which fell 5.44% or 0.49 points to trade at 8.51 at the close. Cvc Brasil ON (BVMF:CVCB3) declined 4.46% or 0.09 points to end at 1.93 and Petroreconcavo SA (BVMF:RECV3) was down 3.31% or 0.60 points to 17.50.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the B3 Stock Exchange by 469 to 451 and 47 ended unchanged.
Shares in Azul SA Pref (BVMF:AZUL4) fell to 52-week lows; falling 5.44% or 0.49 to 8.51. Shares in Petroreconcavo SA (BVMF:RECV3) fell to 52-week lows; down 3.31% or 0.60 to 17.50.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 4.94% to 28.88.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.67% or 15.55 to $2,344.55 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 1.22% or 0.97 to hit $80.69 a barrel, while the September US coffee C contract fell 0.40% or 0.90 to trade at $226.40 .
USD/BRL was up 0.31% to 5.44, while EUR/BRL rose 0.26% to 5.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.06% at 104.88.