Investing.com – Brazil stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Real Estate, Financials and Electric Power sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa fell 0.19%.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Hypera SA (BVMF:HYPE3), which rose 7.45% or 1.95 points to trade at 28.11 at the close. Meanwhile, Grupo Vamos SA (BVMF:VAMO3) added 2.98% or 0.18 points to end at 6.23 and Companhia Brasileira De Distribuica (BVMF:PCAR3) was up 2.55% or 0.08 points to 3.22 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Azul SA Pref (BVMF:AZUL4), which fell 5.70% or 0.34 points to trade at 5.63 at the close. Ez Tec SA (BVMF:EZTC3) declined 4.21% or 0.59 points to end at 13.41 and MRV Engenharia e Participacoes SA (BVMF:MRVE3) was down 3.91% or 0.28 points to 6.88.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the B3 Stock Exchange by 578 to 370 and 50 ended unchanged.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 1.54% to 28.71.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.85% or 23.35 to $2,762.25 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 2.04% or 1.43 to hit $71.47 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract fell 1.11% or 2.80 to trade at $248.90 .
USD/BRL was unchanged 0.03% to 5.69, while EUR/BRL fell 0.11% to 6.15.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.07% at 103.90.