Investing.com – Peru stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Mining, Banking & Financials and Electricity sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Lima, the S&P Lima General declined 0.44% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the S&P Lima General were Atacocha (LM:ATB), which rose 1.33% or 0.004 points to trade at 0.304 at the close. Meanwhile, Alicorp (LM:ALI) added 1.22% or 0.090 points to end at 7.450 and Luz Del Sur (LM:LUZ) was up 0.86% or 0.100 points to 11.700 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Empresa Agroindustrial Pomalca (LM:POM), which fell 7.22% or 0.014 points to trade at 0.180 at the close. Trevali Mining (LM:TV) declined 3.75% or 0.030 points to end at 0.770 and Buenaventura (LM:BVN) was down 2.70% or 0.340 points to 12.230.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Lima Stock Exchange by 16 to 6 and 9 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for November delivery was up 1.53% or 0.76 to $50.59 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 0.13% or 0.07 to hit $52.59 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.95% or 12.05 to trade at $1256.55 a troy ounce.
USD/PEN was unchanged 0.00% to 3.4080, while EUR/PEN unchanged 0.00% to 3.8065.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.55% at 96.66.