Investing.com – Brazil stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Financials, Consumption and Electric Power sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa declined 0.50%.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais SA USIMINAS Pref (BVMF:USIM5), which rose 5.12% or 0.31 points to trade at 6.36 at the close. Meanwhile, Embraer SA (BVMF:EMBR3) added 3.84% or 1.58 points to end at 42.68 and Marfrig Alimentos SA (BVMF:MRFG3) was up 3.21% or 0.36 points to 11.56 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Sao Martinho SA (BVMF:SMTO3), which fell 4.10% or 1.22 points to trade at 28.51 at the close. Lojas Renner SA (BVMF:LREN3) declined 3.63% or 0.49 points to end at 13.02 and Ez Tec SA (BVMF:EZTC3) was down 2.61% or 0.35 points to 13.08.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the B3 Stock Exchange by 506 to 432 and 71 ended unchanged.
Shares in Embraer SA (BVMF:EMBR3) rose to all time highs; gaining 3.84% or 1.58 to 42.68.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 2.54% to 24.23.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 1.31% or 31.80 to $2,457.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 0.74% or 0.56 to hit $75.25 a barrel, while the September US coffee C contract rose 0.08% or 0.18 to trade at $230.58 .
USD/BRL was unchanged 0.04% to 5.62, while EUR/BRL fell 0.25% to 6.07.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.03% at 104.28.