Investing.com – Peru stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Food & Beverages, Mining and Non-Metal Minerals sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Lima, the S&P Lima General gained 2.06% to hit a new 52-week high.
The best performers of the session on the S&P Lima General were Buenaventura (LM:BVN), which rose 8.85% or 1.130 points to trade at 13.900 at the close. Meanwhile, Intergroup (LM:IFS) added 7.79% or 2.350 points to end at 32.500 and Sider (LM:SID) was up 6.39% or 0.023 points to 0.383 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Sociedad Minera el Brocal SAA (LM:BRO), which fell 3.23% or 0.200 points to trade at 6.000 at the close. Atacocha (LM:ATB) declined 2.94% or 0.010 points to end at 0.330 and Empresa Agroindustrial Pomalca (LM:POM) was down 1.91% or 0.004 points to 0.206.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Lima Stock Exchange by 20 to 6 and 10 ended unchanged.
Shares in Buenaventura (LM:BVN) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 8.85% or 1.130 to 13.900. Shares in Intergroup (LM:IFS) rose to 52-week highs; up 7.79% or 2.350 to 32.500. Shares in Sider (LM:SID) rose to 52-week highs; rising 6.39% or 0.023 to 0.383.
Crude oil for September delivery was down 2.40% or 1.03 to $41.89 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 0.02% or 0.01 to hit $43.89 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 1.47% or 19.55 to trade at $1347.85 a troy ounce.
USD/PEN was unchanged 0.00% to 3.3505, while EUR/PEN unchanged 0.00% to 3.6918.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.43% at 96.75.