Investing.com – Brazil stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Telecoms and Consumption sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa lost 0.19%.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Lwsa SA (BVMF:LWSA3), which rose 4.22% or 0.18 points to trade at 4.45 at the close. Meanwhile, WEG SA (BVMF:WEGE3) added 2.71% or 1.49 points to end at 56.53 and JBS SA (BVMF:JBSS3) was up 2.54% or 0.83 points to 33.57 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Azul SA Pref (BVMF:AZUL4), which fell 2.97% or 0.18 points to trade at 5.88 at the close. Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais SA USIMINAS Pref (BVMF:USIM5) declined 2.39% or 0.15 points to end at 6.12 and YDUQS Participacoes SA (BVMF:YDUQ3) was down 2.29% or 0.24 points to 10.25.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the B3 Stock Exchange by 531 to 414 and 61 ended unchanged.
Shares in WEG SA (BVMF:WEGE3) rose to all time highs; gaining 2.71% or 1.49 to 56.53.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 11.30% to 35.27.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.46% or 12.30 to $2,677.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 3.91% or 2.89 to hit $70.94 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract fell 2.12% or 5.55 to trade at $256.50 .
USD/BRL was up 0.97% to 5.65, while EUR/BRL rose 1.23% to 6.16.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.03% at 103.05.