Wall Street closes at a record for the first time since end of January
Investing.com – Brazil stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Telecoms and Financials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa fell 0.04% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Cvc Brasil ON (BVMF:CVCB3), which rose 6.55% or 0.15 points to trade at 2.44 at the close. Meanwhile, Sao Martinho SA (BVMF:SMTO3) added 3.67% or 0.63 points to end at 17.78 and Marcopolo SA (BVMF:POMO4) was up 3.47% or 0.28 points to 8.35 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were MRV Engenharia e Participacoes SA (BVMF:MRVE3), which fell 2.87% or 0.18 points to trade at 6.09 at the close. Vale SA (BVMF:VALE3) declined 2.62% or 1.45 points to end at 53.91 and Bradespar SA (BVMF:BRAP4) was down 2.37% or 0.39 points to 16.06.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the B3 Stock Exchange by 511 to 424 and 69 ended unchanged.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 29.29% to 34.65 a new 1-month high.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.72% or 24.20 to $3,334.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August fell 0.49% or 0.33 to hit $66.65 a barrel, while the September US coffee C contract fell 1.39% or 4.20 to trade at $297.65 .
USD/BRL was down 0.53% to 5.56, while EUR/BRL fell 1.03% to 6.45.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.57% at 98.32.