Investing.com – Peru stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the S&P Lima Juniors, Electricity and Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Lima, the S&P Lima General declined 0.07%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P Lima General were Southern Copper Corp (LM:SPC), which rose 2.79% or 0.98 points to trade at 36.11 at the close. Meanwhile, Sider (LM:SID) added 1.98% or 0.007 points to end at 0.360 and Milpo (LM:MIL) was up 1.51% or 0.050 points to 3.350 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Buenaventura (LM:BVN), which fell 2.99% or 0.400 points to trade at 13.000 at the close. Relapasa (LM:REL) declined 2.50% or 0.006 points to end at 0.234 and Atacocha (LM:ATB) was down 2.50% or 0.010 points to 0.390.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Lima Stock Exchange by 15 to 11 and 10 ended unchanged.
Shares in Southern Copper Corp (LM:SPC) rose to 3-years highs; rising 2.79% or 0.98 to 36.11.
Crude oil for February delivery was down 2.10% or 1.10 to $51.38 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 2.16% or 1.20 to hit $54.27 a barrel, while the February Gold contract fell 0.77% or 9.35 to trade at $1203.55 a troy ounce.
USD/PEN was up 0.13% to 3.3470, while EUR/PEN fell 0.32% to 3.5747.
The US Dollar Index was up 1.00% at 101.26.