Investing.com – Peru stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Mining, Industrials and Non-Metal Minerals sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Lima, the S&P Lima General gained 1.35% to hit a new 6-months high.
The best performers of the session on the S&P Lima General were Trevali Mining (LM:TV), which rose 4.27% or 0.018 points to trade at 0.440 at the close. Meanwhile, Grana Y Monter (LM:GRA) added 3.30% or 0.150 points to end at 4.700 and Southern Copper Corp (LM:SPC) was up 3.20% or 0.93 points to 30.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Sociedad Minera el Brocal SAA (LM:BRO), which fell 6.25% or 0.400 points to trade at 6.000 at the close. Relapasa (LM:REL) declined 2.96% or 0.008 points to end at 0.262 and Austral Group SAA (LM:AUG) was down 1.96% or 0.020 points to 1.000.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Lima Stock Exchange by 18 to 8 and 10 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for June delivery was up 2.86% or 1.26 to $45.30 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 0.19% or 0.09 to hit $46.89 a barrel, while the June Gold contract rose 0.32% or 4.00 to trade at $1247.40 a troy ounce.
USD/PEN was unchanged 0.00% to 3.2865, while EUR/PEN unchanged 0.00% to 3.7121.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.07% at 94.38.