Investing.com – Brazil stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Financials and Consumption sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa added 1.45%.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Vale SA (SA:VALE3), which rose 7.51% or 1.94 points to trade at 27.77 at the close. Meanwhile, Bradespar SA (SA:BRAP4) added 6.80% or 0.97 points to end at 15.24 and Vale SA (SA:VALE5) was up 6.15% or 1.44 points to 24.87 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Embraer SA (SA:EMBR3), which fell 3.77% or 0.64 points to trade at 16.35 at the close. Cyrela Brazil Realty SA (SA:CYRE3) declined 2.87% or 0.26 points to end at 8.80 and Multiplan SA (SA:MULT3) was down 2.21% or 1.29 points to 57.07.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange by 195 to 143 and 35 ended unchanged.
Shares in Vale SA (SA:VALE3) rose to 52-week highs; rising 7.51% or 1.94 to 27.77.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 3.66% to 35.31.
Gold for December delivery was up 0.12% or 1.50 to $1211.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January fell 0.33% or 0.16 to hit $48.08 a barrel, while the March US coffee C contract fell 0.87% or 1.41 to trade at $161.57 .
USD/BRL was up 0.10% to 3.3559, while EUR/BRL rose 0.07% to 3.5656.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.16% at 101.10.