BRASÍLIA: Brazil stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Public Utilities, Financials and Electric Power sectors led shares higher. At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa gained 0.21%. The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Klabin Unt (SA:KLBN11), which rose 2.33% or 0.39 points to trade at 17.10 at the close. Meanwhile, Suzano Papel e Celulose SA (SA:SUZB5) added 2.17% or 0.32 points to end at 15.06 and RUMO Logistica Operadora Multimodal SA (SA:RAIL3) was up 2.07% or 0.16 points to 7.90 in late trade. The worst performers of the session were Bradespar SA (SA:BRAP4), which fell 3.69% or 0.66 points to trade at 17.25 at the close. JBS SA (SA:JBSS3) declined 2.72% or 0.19 points to end at 6.80 and Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET3) was down 2.43% or 0.31 points to 12.45.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange by 193 to 159 and 36 ended unchanged. The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 11.19% to 33.19. Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.04% or 0.45 to $1268.45 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July fell 0.22% or 0.10 to hit $45.98 a barrel, while the July US coffee C contract fell 0.79% or 1.00 to trade at $126.38 . USD/BRL was down 0.23% to 3.3084, while EUR/BRL fell 0.17% to 3.7085. The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.17% at 96.98.
