Investing.com – Brazil stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Financials and Electric Power sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa lost 0.74%.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Hypermarcas SA (SA:HYPE3), which rose 3.24% or 1.09 points to trade at 34.76 at the close. Meanwhile, WEG SA (SA:WEGE3) added 2.81% or 0.65 points to end at 23.80 and Fibria Celulose SA (SA:FIBR3) was up 2.05% or 0.90 points to 44.81 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais (SA:USIM5), which fell 4.23% or 0.38 points to trade at 8.60 at the close. CPFL Energia SA (SA:CPFE3) declined 3.95% or 0.75 points to end at 18.25 and Cia Siderurgica Nacional SA (SA:CSNA3) was down 3.46% or 0.26 points to 7.26.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange by 233 to 136 and 41 ended unchanged.
Shares in WEG SA (SA:WEGE3) rose to all time highs; rising 2.81% or 0.65 to 23.80. Shares in CPFL Energia SA (SA:CPFE3) fell to 52-week lows; losing 3.95% or 0.75 to 18.25.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 2.67% to 34.21.
Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.67% or 8.50 to $1269.20 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 0.26% or 0.15 to hit $57.62 a barrel, while the March US coffee C contract fell 0.93% or 1.19 to trade at $127.28 .
USD/BRL was down 0.08% to 3.2417, while EUR/BRL fell 0.44% to 3.8322.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.25% at 93.28.