Investing.com – Brazil stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the added 1.20%.
The best performers of the session on the were Companhia Siderurgica Nacional (BVMF:), which rose 9.39% or 1.04 points to trade at 12.12 at the close. Meanwhile, 3R Petroleum Oleo E Gas Sa (BVMF:) added 8.72% or 1.56 points to end at 19.46 and Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais SA USIMINAS Pref (BVMF:) was up 7.68% or 0.43 points to 6.03 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Azul SA Pref (BVMF:), which fell 5.04% or 0.27 points to trade at 5.09 at the close. Companhia Brasileira De Distribuica (BVMF:) declined 1.71% or 0.05 points to end at 2.88 and Auren Energia SA (BVMF:) was down 1.23% or 0.13 points to 10.47.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the B3 Stock Exchange by 497 to 430 and 54 ended unchanged.
Shares in Auren Energia SA (BVMF:) fell to 52-week lows; down 1.23% or 0.13 to 10.47.
The , which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 2.79% to 27.64.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 1.34% or 35.65 to $2,688.15 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 1.65% or 1.16 to hit $71.53 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract rose 1.04% or 2.75 to trade at $266.40 .
USD/BRL was down 1.36% to 5.46, while EUR/BRL fell 0.79% to 6.10.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.50% at 100.06.
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