Investing.com – Peru stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Non-Metal Minerals, Industrials and Banking & Financials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Lima, the S&P Lima General lost 0.69% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the S&P Lima General were Intergroup (LM:IFS), which rose 1.29% or 0.370 points to trade at 29.070 at the close. Meanwhile, Inretail Peru (LM:INR) added 0.37% or 0.060 points to end at 16.340 and Corporacion Aceros Arequipa SA (LM:ARE) was unchanged 0% or 0 points to 0.700 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Sider (LM:SID), which fell 6.67% or 0.020 points to trade at 0.280 at the close. Trevali Mining (LM:TV) declined 5.12% or 0.021 points to end at 0.389 and Austral Group SAA (LM:AUG) was down 3.31% or 0.040 points to 1.170.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Lima Stock Exchange by 26 to 2 and 4 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for August delivery was down 2.16% or 1.03 to $46.61 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 0.19% or 0.09 to hit $48.05 a barrel, while the August Gold contract rose 0.39% or 5.10 to trade at $1327.50 a troy ounce.
USD/PEN was unchanged 0.00% to 3.3245, while EUR/PEN unchanged 0.00% to 3.6484.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.96% at 96.55.