Brazil Stock Market Update

USD/BRL: down 0.22% to 6.04 .
EUR/BRL: fell 0.14% to 6.35 .
US Dollar Index Futures: down 0.09% at 106.32 .

Investing.com – Brazil stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, led by gains in the Industrials, Consumption, and Financials sectors.

At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa added 0.68%.

Best Performers

3R Petroleum Oleo E Gas Sa (BVMF:BRAV3): rose 9.05% or 1.75 points to trade at 21.08.
Caixa Seguridade Participacoes SA (BVMF:CXSE3): added 4.55% or 0.65 points to end at 14.95.
Ambev SA (BVMF:ABEV3): up 4.53% or 0.60 points to 13.85 in late trade.

Pet Center Comercio e Participacoes (BVMF:PETZ3): fell 4.09% or 0.18 points to trade at 4.22.
Embraer SA (BVMF:EMBR3): declined 2.66% or 1.53 points to end at 56.08.
Ez Tec SA (BVMF:EZTC3): down 2.53% or 0.31 points to 11.93.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the B3 Stock Exchange by 565 to 412 with 56 ended unchanged.

Shares in Ez Tec SA (BVMF:EZTC3) fell to 52-week lows, down 2.53% or 0.31 to 11.93.

The CBOE Brazil ETF Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, decreased by 5.29% to 32.03.

Gold Futures for February delivery: up 0.26% or 6.91 to $2,665.41 a troy ounce.
Crude oil for January delivery: rose 2.70% or 1.84 to hit $69.94 a barrel.
March US coffee C contract: fell 0.03% or 0.08 to trade at $295.97.