Investing.com – Peru stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the S&P Lima Juniors, Food & Beverages and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Lima, the S&P Lima General rose 0.32% to hit a new 6-months high.
The best performers of the session on the S&P Lima General were Sider (LM:SID), which rose 11.43% or 0.032 points to trade at 0.312 at the close. Meanwhile, Panoro (LM:PML) added 10.29% or 0.014 points to end at 0.150 and Austral Group SAA (LM:AUG) was up 4.54% or 0.050 points to 1.150 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Trevali Mining (LM:TV), which fell 5.05% or 0.025 points to trade at 0.470 at the close. Casa Grande (LM:CSG) declined 3.85% or 0.300 points to end at 7.500 and Atacocha (LM:ATB) was down 3.57% or 0.010 points to 0.270.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Lima Stock Exchange by 13 to 13 and 8 ended unchanged.
Shares in Sider (LM:SID) rose to 52-week highs; rising 11.43% or 0.032 to 0.312. Shares in Panoro (LM:PML) rose to 52-week highs; up 10.29% or 0.014 to 0.150.
Crude oil for June delivery was down 2.24% or 1.03 to $44.89 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 0.09% or 0.04 to hit $45.90 a barrel, while the June Gold contract rose 0.22% or 2.85 to trade at $1293.35 a troy ounce.
USD/PEN was unchanged 0.00% to 3.2726, while EUR/PEN unchanged 0.00% to 3.7555.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.53% at 92.53.