Investing.com – Peru stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Mining, Food & Beverages and Telecoms sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Lima, the S&P Lima General gained 0.02% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the S&P Lima General were Casa Grande (LM:CSG), which rose 5.46% or 0.300 points to trade at 5.800 at the close. Meanwhile, Relapasa (LM:REL) added 5.00% or 0.010 points to end at 0.210 and Buenaventura (LM:BVN) was up 3.53% or 0.420 points to 12.310 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Grana Y Monter (LM:GRA), which fell 2.75% or 0.150 points to trade at 5.300 at the close. Aceros Arequip (LM:AREi) declined 2.50% or 0.010 points to end at 0.400 and Credicorp (LM:BAP) was down 1.31% or 2.000 points to 151.000.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Lima Stock Exchange by 16 to 12 and 6 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for June delivery was down 1.30% or 0.79 to $59.72 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 0.83% or 0.56 to hit $66.71 a barrel, while the June Gold contract rose 0.20% or 2.40 to trade at $1220.60 a troy ounce.
USD/PEN was up 0.05% to 3.1551, while EUR/PEN rose 1.81% to 3.6034.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.36% at 93.40.