Investing.com – Peru stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Mining, Banking & Financials and Food & Beverages sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Lima, the S&P Lima General added 0.97% to hit a new 52-week high.
The best performers of the session on the S&P Lima General were Trevali Mining (LM:TV), which rose 7.22% or 0.070 points to trade at 1.040 at the close. Meanwhile, Sider (LM:SID) added 3.65% or 0.013 points to end at 0.369 and Cerro Verde (LM:CVE) was up 3.61% or 0.850 points to 24.400 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Aceros Arequip (LM:AREi), which fell 1.85% or 0.010 points to trade at 0.530 at the close. Cem Pacasmayo (LM:CPA) declined 1.55% or 0.100 points to end at 6.350 and Edegel (LM:EDE) was down 1.11% or 0.030 points to 2.680.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Lima Stock Exchange by 19 to 4 and 13 ended unchanged.
Shares in Trevali Mining (LM:TV) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 7.22% or 0.070 to 1.040. Shares in Cerro Verde (LM:CVE) rose to 52-week highs; up 3.61% or 0.850 to 24.400.
Crude oil for March delivery was up 1.49% or 0.79 to $53.79 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April rose 1.78% or 0.99 to hit $56.62 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.16% or 1.95 to trade at $1234.85 a troy ounce.
USD/PEN was down 0.41% to 3.2540, while EUR/PEN fell 0.84% to 3.4627.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.11% at 100.77.