Investing.com – Brazil stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Financials, Consumption and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa added 0.97% to hit a new 6-months high.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were CSN Mineracao SA (BVMF:CMIN3), which rose 6.90% or 0.34 points to trade at 5.27 at the close. Meanwhile, IRB Brasil Resseguros SA (BVMF:IRBR3) added 5.64% or 1.70 points to end at 31.82 and Companhia Siderurgica Nacional (BVMF:CSNA3) was up 4.79% or 0.56 points to 12.24 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Natura & Co SA (BVMF:NTCO3), which fell 8.61% or 1.41 points to trade at 14.97 at the close. YDUQS Participacoes SA (BVMF:YDUQ3) declined 4.35% or 0.46 points to end at 10.11 and Cogna Educacao SA (BVMF:COGN3) was down 3.38% or 0.05 points to 1.43.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the B3 Stock Exchange by 536 to 399 and 55 ended unchanged.
Shares in YDUQS Participacoes SA (BVMF:YDUQ3) fell to 52-week lows; losing 4.35% or 0.46 to 10.11. Shares in Cogna Educacao SA (BVMF:COGN3) fell to 5-year lows; falling 3.38% or 0.05 to 1.43.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 4.84% to 29.65.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.08% or 2.10 to $2,506.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 1.86% or 1.49 to hit $78.57 a barrel, while the September US coffee C contract fell 3.48% or 8.37 to trade at $232.48 .
USD/BRL was down 0.78% to 5.45, while EUR/BRL fell 0.31% to 5.99.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.55% at 102.40.