Investing.com – Brazil stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Industrials and Electric Power sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa rose 0.13%.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Cia Siderurgica Nacional SA (SA:CSNA3), which rose 5.61% or 0.57 points to trade at 10.73 at the close. Meanwhile, Metalurgica Gerdau SA (SA:GOAU4) added 4.11% or 0.19 points to end at 4.81 and Lojas Renner SA (SA:LREN3) was up 3.67% or 0.80 points to 22.60 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Cosan SA Industria e Comercio (SA:CSAN3), which fell 2.16% or 0.79 points to trade at 35.71 at the close. Cielo SA (SA:CIEL3) declined 2.14% or 0.60 points to end at 27.40 and Qualicorp SA (SA:QUAL3) was down 1.54% or 0.29 points to 18.59.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange by 196 to 180 and 32 ended unchanged.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 2.77% to 35.30.
Gold for February delivery was up 0.60% or 6.75 to $1140.35 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 1.55% or 0.82 to hit $53.84 a barrel, while the March US coffee C contract fell 1.12% or 1.52 to trade at $134.68 .
USD/BRL was down 0.09% to 3.2710, while EUR/BRL fell 0.11% to 3.4204.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.08% at 103.03.