Investing.com – Peru stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Industrials, Non-Metal Minerals and S&P Lima Juniors sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Lima, the S&P Lima General lost 0.06%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P Lima General were Relapasa (LM:REL), which rose 3.00% or 0.007 points to trade at 0.240 at the close. Meanwhile, Buenaventura (LM:BVN) added 1.55% or 0.180 points to end at 11.790 and Minsur (LM:MINi) was up 1.40% or 0.020 points to 1.450 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Trevali Mining (LM:TV), which fell 1.94% or 0.020 points to trade at 1.010 at the close. Unacem (LM:CEL) declined 1.57% or 0.040 points to end at 2.510 and Volcan Minera (LM:VOL_pb) was down 1.43% or 0.010 points to 0.690.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Lima Stock Exchange by 11 to 10 and 11 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for January delivery was down 1.89% or 0.98 to $50.81 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February fell 2.04% or 1.12 to hit $53.82 a barrel, while the February Gold contract fell 0.45% or 5.25 to trade at $1171.25 a troy ounce.
USD/PEN was down 0.15% to 3.4135, while EUR/PEN fell 0.27% to 3.6698.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.34% at 100.50.