Investing.com – Brazil stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Real Estate, Consumption and Electric Power sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa lost 0.25%.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Suzano Papel e Celulose SA (SA:SUZB3), which rose 2.88% or 0.59 points to trade at 21.06 at the close. Meanwhile, Fleury SA (SA:FLRY3) added 2.41% or 0.69 points to end at 29.30 and Fibria Celulose SA (SA:FIBR3) was up 2.02% or 1.12 points to 56.47 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Qualicorp SA (SA:QUAL3), which fell 3.95% or 1.29 points to trade at 31.38 at the close. Cosan SA Industria e Comercio (SA:CSAN3) declined 2.78% or 1.27 points to end at 44.38 and Companhia Brasileira deDistribuicao (SA:PCAR4) was down 2.62% or 2.06 points to 76.45.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange by 286 to 170 and 29 ended unchanged.
Shares in Fibria Celulose SA (SA:FIBR3) rose to all time highs; rising 2.02% or 1.12 to 56.47.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 1.81% to 29.28.
Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.33% or 4.40 to $1335.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 1.78% or 1.17 to hit $64.39 a barrel, while the March US coffee C contract fell 2.04% or 2.55 to trade at $122.17 .
USD/BRL was up 0.89% to 3.1836, while EUR/BRL rose 1.06% to 3.9472.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.12% at 89.06.