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 rose 0.39% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the were Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais SA USIMINAS Pref (BVMF:), which rose 5.36% or 0.27 points to trade at 5.31 at the close. Meanwhile, Brava Energia SA (BVMF:) added 4.26% or 1.01 points to end at 24.72 and Braskem SA (BVMF:) was up 3.57% or 0.49 points to 14.23 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were BRF SA (BVMF:), which fell 6.61% or 1.54 points to trade at 21.75 at the close. Marfrig Alimentos SA (BVMF:) declined 4.04% or 0.63 points to end at 14.95 and Raizen SA Preferred (BVMF:) was down 3.11% or 0.06 points to 1.87.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the B3 Stock Exchange by 483 to 440 and 64 ended unchanged.
Shares in Raizen SA Preferred (BVMF:) fell to all time lows; losing 3.11% or 0.06 to 1.87.
The , which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 1.68% to 28.16.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.24% or 6.69 to $2,755.39 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 1.82% or 1.41 to hit $75.98 a barrel, while the March US coffee C contract rose 0.15% or 0.48 to trade at $328.83 .
USD/BRL was down 0.11% to 6.03, while EUR/BRL fell 0.11% to 6.28.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 1.29% at 107.79.
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