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 0.97% to hit a new 6-months high.
The best performers of the session on the were CSN Mineracao SA (BVMF:), which rose 6.90% or 0.34 points to trade at 5.27 at the close. Meanwhile, IRB Brasil Resseguros SA (BVMF:) added 5.64% or 1.70 points to end at 31.82 and Companhia Siderurgica Nacional (BVMF:) was up 4.79% or 0.56 points to 12.24 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Natura & Co SA (BVMF:), which fell 8.61% or 1.41 points to trade at 14.97 at the close. YDUQS Participacoes SA (BVMF:) declined 4.35% or 0.46 points to end at 10.11 and Cogna Educacao SA (BVMF:) was down 3.38% or 0.05 points to 1.43.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the B3 Stock Exchange by 536 to 399 and 55 ended unchanged.
Shares in YDUQS Participacoes SA (BVMF:) fell to 52-week lows; losing 4.35% or 0.46 to 10.11. Shares in Cogna Educacao SA (BVMF:) fell to 5-year lows; falling 3.38% or 0.05 to 1.43.
The , which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 4.84% to 29.65.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.08% or 2.10 to $2,506.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 1.86% or 1.49 to hit $78.57 a barrel, while the September US coffee C contract fell 3.48% or 8.37 to trade at $232.48 .
USD/BRL was down 0.78% to 5.45, while EUR/BRL fell 0.31% to 5.99.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.55% at 102.40.
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