Investing.com – Brazil stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Electric Power, Financials and Public Utilities sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa rose 0.87%.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Hapvida Participacoes e Investimentos (BVMF:HAPV3), which rose 9.17% or 0.20 points to trade at 2.38 at the close. Meanwhile, Automob Participações SA (BVMF:AMOB3) added 6.06% or 0.02 points to end at 0.35 and Atacadao SA (BVMF:CRFB3) was up 5.31% or 0.31 points to 6.15 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were CSN Mineracao SA (BVMF:CMIN3), which fell 3.96% or 0.20 points to trade at 4.78 at the close. Raia Drogasil SA (BVMF:RADL3) declined 2.56% or 0.56 points to end at 21.35 and Azul SA Pref (BVMF:AZUL4) was down 2.33% or 0.10 points to 4.20.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the B3 Stock Exchange by 516 to 437 and 51 ended unchanged.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 3.60% to 30.78.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.65% or 17.34 to $2,664.74 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 0.98% or 0.72 to hit $74.28 a barrel, while the March US coffee C contract rose 0.49% or 1.55 to trade at $320.15 .
USD/BRL was down 0.13% to 6.11, while EUR/BRL fell 0.57% to 6.32.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.36% at 108.49.