Investing.com – Brazil stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Public Utilities, Electric Power and Real Estate sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa gained 0.59%.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA Pref (SA:GOLL4), which rose 13.04% or 2.40 points to trade at 20.80 at the close. Meanwhile, Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET3) added 3.91% or 0.97 points to end at 25.77 and Smiles Fidelidade SA (SA:SMLS3) was up 3.55% or 1.50 points to 43.70 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Suzano Papel e Celulose SA (SA:SUZB3), which fell 3.81% or 1.42 points to trade at 35.83 at the close. JBS SA (SA:JBSS3) declined 3.40% or 0.40 points to end at 11.35 and Marfrig Alimentos SA (SA:MRFG3) was down 1.86% or 0.11 points to 5.81.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange by 251 to 142 and 33 ended unchanged.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 2.14% to 35.73.
Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.10% or 1.20 to $1248.20 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 1.41% or 0.72 to hit $51.72 a barrel, while the March US coffee C contract fell 2.62% or 2.75 to trade at $102.40 .
USD/BRL was down 0.43% to 3.9027, while EUR/BRL fell 0.71% to 4.4194.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.20% at 97.377.