Investing.com – Brazil stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Industrials, Real Estate and Consumption sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa added 0.38% to hit a new 52-week high.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were JBS SA (SA:JBSS3), which rose 6.77% or 0.68 points to trade at 10.73 at the close. Meanwhile, ALL America Latina Logistica SA (SA:RUMO3) added 5.27% or 0.300 points to end at 5.990 and Banco do Brasil SA (SA:BBAS3) was up 4.86% or 0.97 points to 20.93 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais (SA:USIM5), which fell 4.35% or 0.11 points to trade at 2.42 at the close. Vale SA (SA:VALE3) declined 4.21% or 0.74 points to end at 16.84 and Metalurgica Gerdau SA (SA:GOAU4) was down 3.09% or 0.080 points to 2.510.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange by 187 to 113 and 27 ended unchanged.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 2.82% to 33.12 a new 6-months low.
Gold for August delivery was up 0.27% or 3.55 to $1332.85 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 1.09% or 0.50 to hit $45.44 a barrel, while the September US coffee C contract fell 1.87% or 2.80 to trade at $146.82 .
USD/BRL was down 0.01% to 3.2539, while EUR/BRL fell 0.49% to 3.5863.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.53% at 97.07.