Investing.com – Brazil stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Real Estate, Consumption and Financials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa gained 0.53%.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were BR Malls Participacoes SA (SA:BRML3), which rose 7.70% or 0.72 points to trade at 10.07 at the close. Meanwhile, CEMIG - Companhia Energetica Minas Gerais Pref (SA:CMIG4) added 7.00% or 0.48 points to end at 7.34 and Fleury SA (SA:FLRY3) was up 6.27% or 1.54 points to 26.09 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET6), which fell 4.58% or 0.69 points to trade at 14.38 at the close. EDP - Energias do Brasil SA (SA:ENBR3) declined 2.05% or 0.29 points to end at 13.89 and Gerdau SA Pref (SA:GGBR4) was down 2.96% or 0.41 points to 13.46.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange by 210 to 192 and 27 ended unchanged.
Shares in Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET6) fell to 52-week lows; down 4.58% or 0.69 to 14.38.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 2.95% to 33.56.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.67% or 8.50 to $1260.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 3.64% or 2.48 to hit $70.56 a barrel, while the September US coffee C contract rose 0.43% or 0.50 to trade at $117.67 .
USD/BRL was up 0.62% to 3.7952, while EUR/BRL rose 0.17% to 4.4214.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.44% at 94.36.