Brazil Stock Market Overview

On Tuesday, Brazilian stocks closed higher, driven by gains in the Public Utilities, Industrials, and Electric Power sectors.

At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa index increased by 1.08%.

Top Performers

• YDUQS Participacoes SA (BVMF:YDUQ3): rose 4.05% (+0.33 points) to 8.48.
• Alpargatas SA (BVMF:ALPA4): gained 3.88% (+0.24 points) to 6.42.
• Braskem SA (BVMF:BRKM5): up 3.81% (+0.48 points) to 13.08.

Worst Performers

• Hapvida Participacoes e Investimentos (BVMF:HAPV3): fell 11.28% (-0.29 points) to 2.28.
• Companhia Brasileira De Distribuicao (BVMF:PCAR3): declined 8.39% (-0.23 points) to 2.51.
• Marfrig Alimentos SA (BVMF:MRFG3): down 8.36% (-1.46 points) to 16.00.

Market Statistics

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the B3 Stock Exchange by 567 to 386, with 57 unchanged.

Hapvida Participacoes e Investimentos hit 52-week lows with its 11.28% decline.

The CBOE Brazil ETF Volatility, which gauges Bovespa options' implied volatility, decreased 8.45% to 31.09.

Commodity Prices

• Gold Futures (February): down 0.32% (-8.56) to $2,661.44.
• Crude Oil (January): fell 1.36% (-0.96) to $69.75.
• US Coffee C (March): rose 0.01% (+0.03) to $327.43.

Currency Exchange

• USD/BRL: down 0.69% to 6.11.
• EUR/BRL: fell 0.88% to 6.41.

US Dollar Index Futures increased by 0.11% to 106.67.