Investing.com – Brazil stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the , and sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the declined 0.32%.
The best performers of the session on the were Minerva SA/Brazil (BVMF:), which rose 3.02% or 0.17 points to trade at 5.79 at the close. Meanwhile, Marfrig Alimentos SA (BVMF:) added 2.98% or 0.44 points to end at 15.20 and Embraer SA (BVMF:) was up 2.41% or 1.18 points to 50.12 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Banco Santander Brasil SA Unit (BVMF:), which fell 5.13% or 1.48 points to trade at 27.39 at the close. Tim Participacoes SA (BVMF:) declined 4.94% or 0.85 points to end at 16.34 and Azul SA Pref (BVMF:) was down 4.58% or 0.28 points to 5.83.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the B3 Stock Exchange by 463 to 461 and 64 ended unchanged.
Shares in Marfrig Alimentos SA (BVMF:) rose to 52-week highs; up 2.98% or 0.44 to 15.20.
The , which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 5.35% to 31.10.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 1.04% or 28.70 to $2,784.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 0.04% or 0.03 to hit $67.41 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract fell 1.72% or 4.35 to trade at $248.00 .
USD/BRL was up 0.88% to 5.76, while EUR/BRL rose 0.90% to 6.23.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.01% at 104.17.
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