BRASÍLIA: Brazil stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Consumption, Industrials and Real Estate sectors led shares higher. At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa rose 0.52%.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Raia Drogasil SA (SA:RADL3), which rose 4.51% or 2.58 points to trade at 59.80 at the close. Meanwhile, Klabin Unt (SA:KLBN11) added 4.37% or 0.60 points to end at 14.32 and BRF SA (SA:BRFS3) was up 4.21% or 1.56 points to 38.65 in late trade. The worst performers of the session were Banco Santander Brasil SA Unit (SA:SANB11), which fell 7.41% or 2.27 points to trade at 28.35 at the close. Cia Siderurgica Nacional SA (SA:CSNA3) declined 4.51% or 0.46 points to end at 9.73 and Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET3) was down 3.61% or 0.65 points to 17.34. Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange by 201 to 134 and 33 ended unchanged.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 5.26% to 33.68. Gold Futures for April delivery was down 0.41% or 5.20 to $1250.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 1.36% or 0.65 to hit $48.38 a barrel, while the May US coffee C contract fell 0.28% or 0.39 to trade at $138.93 . USD/BRL was up 0.43% to 3.1397, while EUR/BRL fell 0.06% to 3.3946. The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.48% at 99.51.
