Investing.com – Brazil stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Financials, Real Estate and Consumption sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa declined 0.82%.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were CCR SA (SA:CCRO3), which rose 3.30% or 0.41 points to trade at 12.82 at the close. Meanwhile, Companhia Brasileira deDistribuicao (SA:PCAR4) added 3.03% or 2.01 points to end at 68.30 and EcoRodovias SA (SA:ECOR3) was up 2.76% or 0.27 points to 10.06 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Estacio Participacoes SA (SA:ESTC3), which fell 3.96% or 1.38 points to trade at 33.50 at the close. Cosan SA Industria e Comercio (SA:CSAN3) declined 3.43% or 1.58 points to end at 44.52 and Lojas Renner SA (SA:LREN3) was down 3.37% or 1.21 points to 34.66.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange by 242 to 188 and 43 ended unchanged.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 4.07% to 28.35.
Gold Futures for April delivery was down 1.03% or 13.70 to $1319.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April fell 1.60% or 1.02 to hit $62.89 a barrel, while the May US coffee C contract fell 0.48% or 0.59 to trade at $121.08 .
USD/BRL was up 0.80% to 3.2515, while EUR/BRL rose 0.06% to 3.9756.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.65% at 90.35.