Investing.com – Peru stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Banking & Financials, Non-Metal Minerals and Food & Beverages sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Lima, the S&P Lima General gained 0.54%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P Lima General were Trevali Mining (LM:TV), which rose 5.33% or 0.040 points to trade at 0.790 at the close. Meanwhile, Panoro (LM:PML) added 4.00% or 0.005 points to end at 0.130 and Credicorp (LM:BAP) was up 2.29% or 3.580 points to 159.780 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Relapasa (LM:REL), which fell 1.15% or 0.003 points to trade at 0.259 at the close. Buenaventura (LM:BVN) declined 0.68% or 0.100 points to end at 14.590 and Volcan Minera (LM:VOL_pb) was 0.00% or 0.000 points to 0.640.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Lima Stock Exchange by 20 to 2 and 9 ended unchanged.
Shares in Trevali Mining (LM:TV) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 5.33% or 0.040 to 0.790.
Crude oil for November delivery was up 1.65% or 0.75 to $46.09 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November fell 0.25% or 0.12 to hit $47.40 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.68% or 9.10 to trade at $1340.50 a troy ounce.
USD/PEN was unchanged 0.00% to 3.3455, while EUR/PEN unchanged 0.00% to 3.7848.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.16% at 95.31.