Investing.com – Peru stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Mining, S&P Lima Juniors and Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Lima, the S&P Lima General added 0.20%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P Lima General were Candente Copper (LM:DNT), which rose 3.70% or 0.0020 points to trade at 0.0560 at the close. Meanwhile, Buenaventura (LM:BVN) added 3.05% or 0.360 points to end at 12.170 and Southern Copper Corp (LM:SPC) was up 1.93% or 0.82 points to 43.22 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Compania Minera Milpo SAA Class I (LM:MILi), which fell 12.55% or 0.320 points to trade at 2.230 at the close. Milpo (LM:MIL) declined 4.33% or 0.190 points to end at 4.200 and Austral Group SAA (LM:AUG) was down 3.65% or 0.050 points to 1.320.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Lima Stock Exchange by 12 to 12 and 15 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for September delivery was up 0.69% or 0.45 to $65.91 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 0.52% or 0.37 to hit $71.80 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.66% or 7.80 to trade at $1191.80 a troy ounce.
USD/PEN was up 0.34% to 3.3230, while EUR/PEN rose 0.81% to 3.7915.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.50% at 96.00.