Investing.com – Brazil stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Real Estate, Financials and Consumption sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa gained 2.61%.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA Pref (SA:GOLL4), which rose 14.62% or 2.06 points to trade at 16.15 at the close. Meanwhile, Cia Siderurgica Nacional SA (SA:CSNA3) added 8.46% or 0.79 points to end at 10.13 and Smiles Fidelidade SA (SA:SMLS3) was up 8.20% or 2.60 points to 34.30 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Hypermarcas SA (SA:HYPE3), which fell 2.63% or 0.80 points to trade at 29.67 at the close. Raia Drogasil SA (SA:RADL3) declined 1.42% or 0.96 points to end at 66.53 and Kroton Educacional SA (SA:KROT3) was down 1.31% or 0.14 points to 10.56.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange by 319 to 155 and 30 ended unchanged.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 6.19% to 38.31 a new 1-month low.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.25% or 3.10 to $1227.20 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 0.11% or 0.08 to hit $71.86 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract fell 1.28% or 1.52 to trade at $117.53 .
USD/BRL was down 0.38% to 3.7222, while EUR/BRL fell 0.43% to 4.3080.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.02% at 94.79.