Investing.com – Brazil stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Financials, Consumption and Real Estate sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa rose 1.13%.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Kroton Educacional SA (SA:KROT3), which rose 9.15% or 0.89 points to trade at 10.62 at the close. Meanwhile, Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais (SA:USIM5) added 7.19% or 0.52 points to end at 7.75 and Embraer SA (SA:EMBR3) was up 5.10% or 1.26 points to 25.98 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Companhia de Saneamento do Parana Sanepar Unit (SA:SAPR11), which fell 1.90% or 0.90 points to trade at 46.40 at the close. Vale SA (SA:VALE3) declined 1.58% or 0.77 points to end at 47.99 and Equatorial Energia SA (SA:EQTL3) was down 1.32% or 0.77 points to 57.73.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange by 233 to 135 and 47 ended unchanged.
Shares in Embraer SA (SA:EMBR3) rose to 52-week highs; up 5.10% or 1.26 to 25.98.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 0.74% to 34.75.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.97% or 12.10 to $1253.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 0.32% or 0.24 to hit $74.18 a barrel, while the September US coffee C contract rose 0.30% or 0.33 to trade at $112.05 .
USD/BRL was down 0.38% to 3.8967, while EUR/BRL fell 0.15% to 4.5454.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.31% at 94.31.