Investing.com – Peru stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Non-Metal Minerals, Industrials and Electricity sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Lima, the S&P Lima General added 0.40%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P Lima General were Sider (LM:SID), which rose 6.67% or 0.030 points to trade at 0.480 at the close. Meanwhile, Unacem (LM:CEL) added 6.29% or 0.180 points to end at 3.040 and Aceros Arequip (LM:AREi) was up 5.56% or 0.040 points to 0.760 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Trevali Mining (LM:TV), which fell 3.85% or 0.040 points to trade at 1.000 at the close. Panoro (LM:PML) declined 1.92% or 0.005 points to end at 0.255 and Rimac Seguros y Reaseguros (LM:RSR) was down 1.43% or 0.020 points to 1.380.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Lima Stock Exchange by 20 to 12 and 12 ended unchanged.
Shares in Rimac Seguros y Reaseguros (LM:RSR) fell to 52-week lows; falling 1.43% or 0.020 to 1.380.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 2.35% or 1.51 to $65.81 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 2.10% or 1.45 to hit $70.36 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 1.49% or 19.80 to trade at $1347.20 a troy ounce.
USD/PEN was down 0.70% to 3.2220, while EUR/PEN rose 0.32% to 4.0062.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.41% at 89.10.