Brazil stocks higher at close of trade; Bovespa up 0.06%

Investing.com – Brazil stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Basic Materials , Consumption and Real Estate sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa rose 0.06% to hit a new all time high.

The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Lojas Renner SA (BVMF:LREN3 ), which rose 4.12% or 0.73 points to trade at 18.43 at the close. Meanwhile, MRV Engenharia e Participacoes SA (BVMF:MRVE3 ) added 4.00% or 0.30 points to end at 7.80 and Vale SA (BVMF:VALE3 ) was up 3.45% or 2.00 points to 60.05 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Sao Martinho SA (BVMF:SMTO3 ), which fell 3.29% or 1.00 points to trade at 29.40 at the close. Hypera SA (BVMF:HYPE3 ) declined 2.76% or 0.85 points to end at 29.90 and Dexco SA (BVMF:DXCO3 ) was down 2.75% or 0.23 points to 8.14.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the B3 Stock Exchange by 475 to 443 and 74 ended unchanged.

Shares in Lojas Renner SA (BVMF:LREN3 ) rose to 52-week highs; rising 4.12% or 0.73 to 18.43.

The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility , which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 0.19% to 26.19.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.20% or 5.20 to $2,560.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 2.16% or 1.67 to hit $75.75 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract rose 2.42% or 6.05 to trade at $255.70 .

USD/BRL was up 0.37% to 5.52, while EUR/BRL rose 0.40% to 6.15.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.28% at 100.46.

Source: Investing.com