Investing.com – Peru stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Mining, Services and Electricity sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Lima, the S&P Lima General gained 0.77% to hit a new 52-week high.
The best performers of the session on the S&P Lima General were Edegel (LM:EDE), which rose 4.76% or 0.150 points to trade at 3.300 at the close. Meanwhile, Southern Copper Corp (LM:SPC) added 4.35% or 1.10 points to end at 26.40 and Grana Y Monter (LM:GRA) was up 2.86% or 0.150 points to 5.400 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Casa Grande (LM:CSG), which fell 3.65% or 0.250 points to trade at 6.600 at the close. Atacocha (LM:ATB) declined 2.86% or 0.010 points to end at 0.340 and Aceros Arequip (LM:AREi) was down 1.64% or 0.010 points to 0.600.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Lima Stock Exchange by 12 to 10 and 9 ended unchanged.
Shares in Grana Y Monter (LM:GRA) rose to 52-week highs; up 2.86% or 0.150 to 5.400.
Crude oil for September delivery was up 4.07% or 1.61 to $41.12 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 3.85% or 1.61 to hit $43.41 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.61% or 8.35 to trade at $1364.25 a troy ounce.
USD/PEN was up 0.01% to 3.3480, while EUR/PEN rose 0.20% to 3.7495.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.52% at 95.51.