Investing.com – Brazil stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Real Estate, Public Utilities and Electric Power sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa gained 0.69%.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were 3R Petroleum Oleo E Gas Sa (BVMF:BRAV3), which rose 9.33% or 1.78 points to trade at 20.86 at the close. Meanwhile, Magazine Luiza SA (BVMF:MGLU3) added 6.29% or 0.63 points to end at 10.64 and Companhia Paranaense de Energia Pref B (BVMF:CPLE6) was up 5.27% or 0.51 points to 10.18 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were BRF SA (BVMF:BRFS3), which fell 2.31% or 0.58 points to trade at 24.38 at the close. Braskem SA (BVMF:BRKM5) declined 2.14% or 0.33 points to end at 15.10 and Cosan SA Industria e Comercio (BVMF:CSAN3) was down 2.05% or 0.23 points to 11.01.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the B3 Stock Exchange by 564 to 396 and 49 ended unchanged.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 1.46% to 29.00 a new 1-month low.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.60% or 15.97 to $2,658.57 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January fell 0.28% or 0.19 to hit $68.75 a barrel, while the March US coffee C contract rose 1.48% or 4.50 to trade at $309.30 .
USD/BRL was up 0.20% to 5.81, while EUR/BRL rose 0.12% to 6.09.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.07% at 106.85.