Investing.com – Brazil stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Financials, Real Estate and Public Utilities sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa declined 0.65%.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Cia Siderurgica Nacional SA (SA:CSNA3), which rose 2.71% or 0.27 points to trade at 10.22 at the close. Meanwhile, WEG SA (SA:WEGE3) added 1.62% or 0.40 points to end at 25.10 and Fibria Celulose SA (SA:FIBR3) was up 1.57% or 0.77 points to 49.77 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET6), which fell 4.23% or 0.90 points to trade at 20.40 at the close. Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET3) declined 3.97% or 0.73 points to end at 17.65 and JBS SA (SA:JBSS3) was down 3.40% or 0.34 points to 9.66.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange by 220 to 188 and 38 ended unchanged.
Shares in WEG SA (SA:WEGE3) rose to all time highs; gaining 1.62% or 0.40 to 25.10.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 6.80% to 30.79.
Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.45% or 6.00 to $1314.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 1.86% or 1.15 to hit $62.88 a barrel, while the March US coffee C contract unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to trade at $125.08 .
USD/BRL was up 0.25% to 3.2487, while EUR/BRL fell 0.07% to 3.8758.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.18% at 92.25.