Investing.com – Brazil stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Financials, Basic Materials and Real Estate sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa rose 1.28% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Cia Siderurgica Nacional SA (SA:CSNA3), which rose 6.46% or 0.47 points to trade at 7.74 at the close. Meanwhile, Banco do Brasil SA (SA:BBAS3) added 4.20% or 1.13 points to end at 28.04 and Petroleo Brasileiro SA PN (SA:PETR4) was up 2.92% or 0.35 points to 12.33 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET3), which fell 3.48% or 0.53 points to trade at 14.72 at the close. Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET6) declined 2.37% or 0.43 points to end at 17.68 and Natura Cosmeticos SA (SA:NATU3) was down 2.05% or 0.52 points to 24.82.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange by 214 to 159 and 49 ended unchanged.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 2.05% to 29.19.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.22% or 2.62 to $1215.82 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 2.77% or 1.23 to hit $45.63 a barrel, while the September US coffee C contract fell 1.48% or 1.91 to trade at $126.97 .
USD/BRL was down 0.14% to 3.2504, while EUR/BRL rose 0.38% to 3.7257.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.30% at 95.52.