Investing.com – Peru stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Food & Beverages, Non-Metal Minerals and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Lima, the S&P Lima General added 0.11%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P Lima General were Sociedad Minera el Brocal SAA (LM:BRO), which rose 10.00% or 0.860 points to trade at 9.460 at the close. Meanwhile, Minsur (LM:MINi) added 5.07% or 0.070 points to end at 1.450 and Trevali Mining (LM:TV) was up 3.74% or 0.040 points to 1.110 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Panoro (LM:PML), which fell 5.37% or 0.008 points to trade at 0.141 at the close. Relapasa (LM:REL) declined 2.86% or 0.007 points to end at 0.238 and Aceros Arequip (LM:AREi) was down 1.96% or 0.010 points to 0.500.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Lima Stock Exchange by 15 to 12 and 9 ended unchanged.
Shares in Sociedad Minera el Brocal SAA (LM:BRO) rose to 52-week highs; up 10.00% or 0.860 to 9.460. Shares in Trevali Mining (LM:TV) rose to 52-week highs; up 3.74% or 0.040 to 1.110.
Crude oil for March delivery was down 0.36% or 0.19 to $53.01 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April fell 0.50% or 0.28 to hit $55.69 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.70% or 8.55 to trade at $1233.95 a troy ounce.
USD/PEN was down 0.67% to 3.2480, while EUR/PEN fell 0.48% to 3.4414.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.14% at 101.06.