Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Bovespa Electrical Energy, Real Estate and Financials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa gained 1.76% to hit a new all time high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Hapvida Participacoes e Investimentos (BVMF:HAPV3), which rose 11.30% or 0.27 points to trade at 2.66 at the close. Azul SA Pref (BVMF:AZUL4) added 10.85% or 0.14 points to end at 1.43 and Cvc Brasil ON (BVMF:CVCB3) was up 9.29% or 0.21 points to 2.47 in late trade.
Biggest losers included YDUQS Participacoes SA (BVMF:YDUQ3), which fell 8.48% or 1.35 points to trade at 14.57 in late trade. JBS SA (BVMF:JBSS3) declined 2.48% or 1.04 points to end at 40.85 and Brava Energia SA (BVMF:BRAV3) down 2.35% or 0.47 points to 19.54.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones by 568 to 389 and 41 ended unchanged on the B3 Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 2.76% to 30.14.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.94% or 30.42 to $3,258.42 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 2.71% or 1.68 to hit $63.63 a barrel, while the July US coffee C contract rose 0.44% or 1.65 to trade at $374.60 .
USD/BRL was down 1.19% to 5.61, while EUR/BRL fell 0.25% to 6.28.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.84% at 100.75.