Investing.com – Peru stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the S&P Lima Juniors, Non-Metal Minerals and Industrials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Lima, the S&P Lima General declined 0.65% to hit a new 3-years low.
The best performers of the session on the S&P Lima General were Buenaventura (LM:BVN), which rose 5.74% or 0.410 points to trade at 7.550 at the close. Meanwhile, Edelnor (LM:EDN) added 3.06% or 0.170 points to end at 5.720 and Aceros Arequip (LM:AREi) was up 2.56% or 0.010 points to 0.400 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Minera Irl (LM:IRL), which unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 points to trade at 0.05 at the close. Trevali Mining (LM:TV) declined 8.82% or 0.060 points to end at 0.620 and Cerro Verde (LM:CVE) was down 4.76% or 1.000 points to 20.000.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Lima Stock Exchange by 20 to 6 and 6 ended unchanged.
Shares in Trevali Mining (LM:TV) fell to 52-week lows; falling 8.82% or 0.060 to 0.620.
Crude oil for September delivery was down 0.59% or 0.28 to $48.16 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 1.00% or 0.55 to hit $54.72 a barrel, while the August Gold contract rose 0.44% or 4.80 to trade at $1098.90 a troy ounce.
USD/PEN was down 0.16% to 3.1855, while EUR/PEN fell 0.35% to 3.4931.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.07% at 97.35.