Investing.com – Brazil stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Consumption and Industrials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa fell 1.22%.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Cosan SA Industria e Comercio (SA:CSAN3), which rose 1.74% or 0.73 points to trade at 42.65 at the close. Meanwhile, Fibria Celulose SA (SA:FIBR3) added 1.51% or 0.82 points to end at 55.12 and Cia Paranaense de Energia (SA:CPLE6) was up 0.66% or 0.15 points to 22.85 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais (SA:USIM5), which fell 4.71% or 0.53 points to trade at 10.72 at the close. EcoRodovias SA (SA:ECOR3) declined 4.55% or 0.55 points to end at 11.55 and Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET6) was down 4.31% or 0.93 points to 20.65.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange by 269 to 181 and 29 ended unchanged.
Shares in Fibria Celulose SA (SA:FIBR3) rose to all time highs; up 1.51% or 0.82 to 55.12.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 7.19% to 34.45 a new 1-month high.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.60% or 8.00 to $1339.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March rose 1.81% or 1.15 to hit $64.72 a barrel, while the March US coffee C contract fell 1.23% or 1.50 to trade at $120.88 .
USD/BRL was up 1.11% to 3.2378, while EUR/BRL rose 1.35% to 3.9789.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.26% at 89.92.