Investing.com – Brazil stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Public Utilities 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 Braskem SA (SA:BRKM5), which rose 6.58% or 3.25 points to trade at 52.63 at the close. Meanwhile, JBS SA (SA:JBSS3) added 5.35% or 0.50 points to end at 9.84 and Cielo SA (SA:CIEL3) was up 5.33% or 0.85 points to 16.81 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Suzano Papel e Celulose SA (SA:SUZB3), which fell 5.11% or 2.33 points to trade at 43.31 at the close. Companhia Brasileira deDistribuicao (SA:PCAR4) declined 3.65% or 2.88 points to end at 75.93 and Cvc Brasil ON (SA:CVCB3) was down 3.23% or 1.34 points to 40.15.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange by 233 to 229 and 31 ended unchanged.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 5.26% to 31.34 a new 1-month low.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.28% or 3.50 to $1256.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 0.23% or 0.17 to hit $74.02 a barrel, while the September US coffee C contract fell 0.04% or 0.05 to trade at $114.53 .
USD/BRL was down 1.90% to 3.7996, while EUR/BRL fell 1.92% to 4.4632.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.06% at 93.86.