Investing.com – Brazil stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Financials, Public Utilities and Electric Power sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa declined 0.46%.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Suzano Papel e Celulose SA (SA:SUZB3), which rose 8.46% or 3.30 points to trade at 42.30 at the close. Meanwhile, Via Varejo SA (SA:VVAR3) added 3.94% or 0.19 points to end at 5.01 and Klabin Unt (SA:KLBN11) was up 2.92% or 0.52 points to 18.34 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Cielo SA (SA:CIEL3), which fell 3.67% or 0.40 points to trade at 10.50 at the close. CCR SA (SA:CCRO3) declined 3.86% or 0.54 points to end at 13.46 and Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET6) was down 3.61% or 1.23 points to 32.86.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange by 232 to 202 and 31 ended unchanged.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 2.57% to 31.89.
Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.14% or 1.75 to $1289.55 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 3.05% or 1.54 to hit $52.05 a barrel, while the March US coffee C contract fell 1.65% or 1.70 to trade at $101.05 .
USD/BRL was up 0.53% to 3.7172, while EUR/BRL fell 0.02% to 4.2421.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.39% at 95.578.