Investing.com – Brazil stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Real Estate, Basic Materials and Consumption sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa gained 1.18%.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Marfrig Alimentos SA (SA:MRFG3), which rose 6.55% or 0.42 points to trade at 6.83 at the close. Meanwhile, Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET3) added 6.38% or 1.02 points to end at 17.01 and Bradespar SA (SA:BRAP4) was up 4.04% or 0.80 points to 20.62 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado (SA:SBSP3), which fell 2.54% or 0.77 points to trade at 29.58 at the close. BRF SA (SA:BRFS3) declined 1.75% or 0.71 points to end at 39.94 and Qualicorp SA (SA:QUAL3) was down 1.49% or 0.33 points to 21.77.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange by 236 to 119 and 25 ended unchanged.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 0.14% to 29.60.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 1.03% or 13.14 to $1264.36 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 0.57% or 0.28 to hit $49.51 a barrel, while the July US coffee C contract rose 0.19% or 0.25 to trade at $132.27 .
USD/BRL was up 0.63% to 3.1476, while EUR/BRL rose 1.28% to 3.4426.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.24% at 98.67.