Investing.com – Peru stocks were lower after the close on Monday, 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 fell 0.41%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P Lima General were Milpo (LM:MIL), which rose 5.00% or 0.200 points to trade at 4.200 at the close. Meanwhile, Ferreyros (LM:FER) added 1.95% or 0.040 points to end at 2.090 and Intergroup (LM:IFS) was up 0.33% or 0.110 points to 33.610 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Grana Y Monter (LM:GRA), which fell 8.62% or 0.250 points to trade at 2.650 at the close. Aceros Arequip (LM:AREi) declined 6.25% or 0.040 points to end at 0.600 and Bco Continenta (LM:CON) was down 3.74% or 0.170 points to 4.380.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Lima Stock Exchange by 17 to 7 and 7 ended unchanged.
Shares in Milpo (LM:MIL) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 5.00% or 0.200 to 4.200. Shares in Ferreyros (LM:FER) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 1.95% or 0.040 to 2.090.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 1.72% or 0.90 to $53.14 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.11% or 0.06 to hit $56.04 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.09% or 1.15 to trade at $1256.15 a troy ounce.
USD/PEN was unchanged 0.00% to 3.2465, while EUR/PEN unchanged 0.00% to 3.4423.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.14% at 100.94.