Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Real Estate, Bovespa Industrial Sector and Financials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa added 0.03%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Lwsa SA (BVMF:LWSA3), which rose 4.22% or 0.18 points to trade at 4.45 at the close. WEG SA (BVMF:WEGE3) added 2.71% or 1.49 points to end at 56.53 and JBS SA (BVMF:JBSS3) was up 2.54% or 0.83 points to 33.57 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Azul SA Pref (BVMF:AZUL4), which fell 2.97% or 0.18 points to trade at 5.88 in late trade. Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais SA USIMINAS Pref (BVMF:USIM5) declined 2.39% or 0.15 points to end at 6.12 and YDUQS Participacoes SA (BVMF:YDUQ3) down 2.29% or 0.24 points to 10.25.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones by 531 to 414 and 61 ended unchanged on the B3 Stock Exchange.
Shares in WEG SA (BVMF:WEGE3) rose to all time highs; rising 2.71% or 1.49 to 56.53.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 11.30% to 35.27.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.46% or 12.15 to $2,677.75 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 3.90% or 2.88 to hit $70.95 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract fell 2.12% or 5.55 to trade at $256.50 .
USD/BRL was up 0.94% to 5.65, while EUR/BRL rose 1.23% to 6.16.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.03% at 103.05.