Investing.com – Brazil stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Industrials, Consumption and Financials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa added 0.68%.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were 3R Petroleum Oleo E Gas Sa (BVMF:BRAV3), which rose 9.05% or 1.75 points to trade at 21.08 at the close. Meanwhile, Caixa Seguridade Participacoes SA (BVMF:CXSE3) added 4.55% or 0.65 points to end at 14.95 and Ambev SA (BVMF:ABEV3) was up 4.53% or 0.60 points to 13.85 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Pet Center Comercio e Partcipacoes (BVMF:PETZ3), which fell 4.09% or 0.18 points to trade at 4.22 at the close. Embraer SA (BVMF:EMBR3) declined 2.66% or 1.53 points to end at 56.08 and Ez Tec SA (BVMF:EZTC3) was down 2.53% or 0.31 points to 11.93.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the B3 Stock Exchange by 565 to 412 and 56 ended unchanged.
Shares in Ez Tec SA (BVMF:EZTC3) fell to 52-week lows; down 2.53% or 0.31 to 11.93.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 5.29% to 32.03.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.26% or 6.91 to $2,665.41 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 2.70% or 1.84 to hit $69.94 a barrel, while the March US coffee C contract fell 0.03% or 0.08 to trade at $295.97 .
USD/BRL was down 0.22% to 6.04, while EUR/BRL fell 0.14% to 6.35.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.09% at 106.32.