Investing.com – Peru stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Non-Metal Minerals, Services and Electricity sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Lima, the S&P Lima General fell 0.05%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P Lima General were Relapasa (LM:REL), which rose 6.20% or 0.014 points to trade at 0.240 at the close. Meanwhile, Ferreyros (LM:FER) added 4.10% or 0.080 points to end at 2.030 and Unacem (LM:CEL) was up 2.13% or 0.050 points to 2.400 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Casa Grande (LM:CSG), which fell 4.91% or 0.320 points to trade at 6.200 at the close. Grana Y Monter (LM:GRA) declined 4.47% or 0.110 points to end at 2.350 and Luz Del Sur (LM:LUZ) was down 3.75% or 0.450 points to 11.550.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Lima Stock Exchange by 11 to 10 and 11 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for June delivery was up 0.26% or 0.13 to $49.36 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 0.04% or 0.02 to hit $52.40 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.97% or 12.34 to trade at $1265.16 a troy ounce.
USD/PEN was down 0.02% to 3.2460, while EUR/PEN unchanged 0.00% to 3.5539.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.19% at 98.72.