Brazil stocks higher at close of trade; Bovespa up 0.34%

Investing.com – Brazil stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Public Utilities , Real Estate and Electric Power sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa gained 0.34%.

The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Grupo Vamos SA (BVMF:VAMO3 ), which rose 4.66% or 0.26 points to trade at 5.84 at the close. Meanwhile, BRF SA (BVMF:BRFS3 ) added 3.74% or 0.88 points to end at 24.41 and Natura & Co SA (BVMF:NTCO3 ) was up 3.25% or 0.45 points to 14.29 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Sendas Distribuidora SA (BVMF:ASAI3 ), which fell 3.06% or 0.22 points to trade at 6.97 at the close. Embraer SA (BVMF:EMBR3 ) declined 2.19% or 1.22 points to end at 54.44 and Rede D’Or São Luiz SA (BVMF:RDOR3 ) was down 2.17% or 0.64 points to 28.82.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the B3 Stock Exchange by 541 to 398 and 60 ended unchanged.

The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility , which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 4.49% to 29.59.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.83% or 21.80 to $2,636.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 0.35% or 0.24 to hit $69.41 a barrel, while the March US coffee C contract rose 0.70% or 1.97 to trade at $284.17 .

USD/BRL was up 0.39% to 5.77, while EUR/BRL rose 0.30% to 6.11.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.08% at 106.12.

Source: Investing.com