Investing.com – Peru stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Non-Metal Minerals, S&P Lima Juniors and Industrials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Lima, the S&P Lima General declined 0.19%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P Lima General were Atacocha (LM:ATB), which rose 2.56% or 0.010 points to trade at 0.400 at the close. Meanwhile, Buenaventura (LM:BVN) added 2.25% or 0.290 points to end at 13.190 and Volcan Minera (LM:VOL_pb) was up 1.27% or 0.010 points to 0.800 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Empresa Agroindustrial Pomalca (LM:POM), which fell 5.56% or 0.010 points to trade at 0.170 at the close. Grana Y Monter (LM:GRA) declined 4.76% or 0.150 points to end at 3.000 and Sider (LM:SID) was down 3.68% or 0.013 points to 0.340.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Lima Stock Exchange by 15 to 11 and 12 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for March delivery was up 2.01% or 1.05 to $53.17 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 2.34% or 1.27 to hit $55.43 a barrel, while the February Gold contract rose 0.50% or 5.95 to trade at $1207.45 a troy ounce.
USD/PEN was down 0.57% to 3.2965, while EUR/PEN fell 0.82% to 3.5212.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.29% at 100.81.