Investing.com – Peru stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Non-Metal Minerals, Mining and Industrials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Lima, the S&P Lima General lost 0.90%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P Lima General were Minsur (LM:MINi), which rose 0.80% or 0.010 points to trade at 1.260 at the close. Meanwhile, Alicorp (LM:ALI) added 0.35% or 0.020 points to end at 5.720 and Edelnor (LM:EDN) was unchanged 0.00% or 0.000 points to 5.550 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Sider (LM:SID), which fell 5.24% or 0.011 points to trade at 0.199 at the close. Empresa Agroindustrial Pomalca (LM:POM) declined 4.14% or 0.007 points to end at 0.162 and Atacocha (LM:ATB) was down 4.10% or 0.008 points to 0.187.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Lima Stock Exchange by 28 to 3 and 2 ended unchanged.
Shares in Empresa Agroindustrial Pomalca (LM:POM) fell to 52-week lows; falling 4.14% or 0.007 to 0.162.
Crude oil for July delivery was down 3.25% or 1.96 to $58.31 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 2.91% or 1.93 to hit $64.36 a barrel, while the June Gold contract fell 1.65% or 20.20 to trade at $1207.40 a troy ounce.
USD/PEN was up 0.04% to 3.1530, while EUR/PEN fell 1.57% to 3.5346.
The US Dollar Index was up 1.21% at 95.37.