Investing.com – Peru stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Electricity, Services and Industrials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Lima, the S&P Lima General lost 0.35% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the S&P Lima General were Andino Investment Holding SAA (LM:AIH), which rose 3.23% or 0.050 points to trade at 1.600 at the close. Meanwhile, Rimac Seguros y Reaseguros (LM:RSR) added 2.74% or 0.040 points to end at 1.500 and Southern Copper Corp (LM:SPC) was up 1.31% or 0.56 points to 43.40 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Edegel (LM:EDE), which fell 15.50% or 0.310 points to trade at 1.690 at the close. Sider (LM:SID) declined 7.69% or 0.035 points to end at 0.420 and Atacocha (LM:ATB) was down 6.90% or 0.040 points to 0.540.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Lima Stock Exchange by 29 to 4 and 10 ended unchanged.
Shares in Edegel (LM:EDE) fell to 5-year lows; falling 15.50% or 0.310 to 1.690.
Crude oil for January delivery was up 0.53% or 0.30 to $57.34 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February fell 0.11% or 0.07 to hit $63.24 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.10% or 1.20 to trade at $1258.30 a troy ounce.
USD/PEN was unchanged 0.00% to 3.2430, while EUR/PEN rose 0.92% to 3.8533.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.33% at 93.95.