Investing.com – Brazil stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Real Estate, Public Utilities and Electric Power sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa fell 0.02%.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Vale SA (SA:VALE3), which rose 4.80% or 0.87 points to trade at 19.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Vale SA (SA:VALE5) added 3.28% or 0.51 points to end at 16.06 and Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA (SA:GOLL4) was up 3.23% or 0.25 points to 8.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais (SA:USIM5), which fell 4.95% or 0.25 points to trade at 4.80 at the close. PDG Realty SA (SA:PDGR3) declined 4.17% or 0.030 points to end at 0.690 and Cia Paranaense de Energia (SA:CPLE6) was down 3.81% or 1.40 points to 35.35.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange by 166 to 102 and 7 ended unchanged.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 2.04% to 35.59.
Gold for June delivery was down 0.75% or 9.20 to $1209.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 3.48% or 1.81 to hit $53.95 a barrel, while the May US coffee C contract fell 2.64% or 3.85 to trade at $141.97 .
USD/BRL was up 0.41% to 3.1332, while EUR/BRL fell 1.13% to 3.3877.
The US Dollar Index was up 1.04% at 98.22.