Investing.com – Brazil stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Financials, Real Estate and Electric Power sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa fell 0.77%.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Suzano Papel e Celulose SA (SA:SUZB3), which rose 6.17% or 2.11 points to trade at 36.31 at the close. Meanwhile, EDP - Energias do Brasil SA (SA:ENBR3) added 2.98% or 0.41 points to end at 14.16 and Vale SA (SA:VALE3) was up 2.59% or 1.42 points to 56.27 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Petroleo Brasileiro SA (SA:PETR3), which fell 4.61% or 1.29 points to trade at 26.70 at the close. Tim Participacoes SA (SA:TIMP3) declined 4.55% or 0.54 points to end at 11.33 and Petroleo Brasileiro SA PN (SA:PETR4) was down 4.30% or 1.09 points to 24.24.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange by 254 to 155 and 27 ended unchanged.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 1.70% to 40.48.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.01% or 0.10 to $1201.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 8.01% or 4.80 to hit $55.13 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract fell 0.82% or 0.90 to trade at $109.25 .
USD/BRL was up 0.94% to 3.8031, while EUR/BRL rose 1.47% to 4.2886.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.32% at 97.07.