Investing.com – Peru stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Non-Metal Minerals, Food & Beverages and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Lima, the S&P Lima General gained 0.13%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P Lima General were Grana Y Monter (LM:GRA), which rose 6.58% or 0.100 points to trade at 1.620 at the close. Meanwhile, Relapasa (LM:REL) added 4.76% or 0.010 points to end at 0.220 and Milpo (LM:MIL) was up 4.11% or 0.150 points to 3.800 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Candente Copper (LM:DNT), which fell 18.18% or 0.0120 points to trade at 0.0540 at the close. Minsur (LM:MINi) declined 4.83% or 0.070 points to end at 1.380 and Trevali Mining (LM:TV) was down 2.17% or 0.020 points to 0.900.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Lima Stock Exchange by 14 to 10 and 9 ended unchanged.
Shares in Candente Copper (LM:DNT) fell to 52-week lows; down 18.18% or 0.0120 to 0.0540. Shares in Milpo (LM:MIL) rose to 3-years highs; up 4.11% or 0.150 to 3.800.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 0.84% or 0.40 to $48.10 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 0.85% or 0.43 to hit $50.99 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.34% or 4.20 to trade at $1243.00 a troy ounce.
USD/PEN was down 0.25% to 3.2400, while EUR/PEN rose 0.04% to 3.5061.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.03% at 99.59.