Investing.com – Brazil stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Industrials, Consumption and Financials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa fell 0.78%.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were PDG Realty SA (SA:PDGR3), which rose 4.26% or 0.02 points to trade at 0.49 at the close. Meanwhile, BR Properties SA (SA:BRPR3) added 3.72% or 0.47 points to end at 13.12 and Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET3) was up 3.49% or 0.20 points to 5.93 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA (SA:GOLL4), which fell 4.32% or 0.40 points to trade at 8.85 at the close. Vale SA (SA:VALE3) declined 3.93% or 0.80 points to end at 19.58 and Metalurgica Gerdau SA (SA:GOAU4) was down 3.70% or 0.45 points to 11.70.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange by 154 to 114 and 5 ended unchanged.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 0.35% to 37.23.
Gold for April delivery was up 0.41% or 4.90 to $1192.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May fell 0.13% or 0.06 to hit $47.39 a barrel, while the May US coffee C contract fell 2.25% or 3.17 to trade at $137.65 .
USD/BRL was down 0.13% to 3.1280, while EUR/BRL fell 0.37% to 3.4156.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.24% at 97.43.