Brazil stocks higher at close of trade; Bovespa up 0.68%

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.

Source: Investing.com