Investing.com – Peru stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Mining, Non-Metal Minerals and Industrials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Lima, the S&P Lima General declined 1.32%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P Lima General were Backus Johnsto (LM:BKJi), which rose 2.94% or 0.500 points to trade at 17.500 at the close. Meanwhile, Casa Grande (LM:CSG) added 1.91% or 0.120 points to end at 6.420 and Intergroup (LM:IFS) was up 0.47% or 0.150 points to 32.200 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Grana Y Monter (LM:GRA), which fell 6.47% or 0.130 points to trade at 1.880 at the close. Volcan Minera (LM:VOL_pb) declined 4.65% or 0.040 points to end at 0.820 and Cerro Verde (LM:CVE) was down 3.91% or 0.860 points to 21.150.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Lima Stock Exchange by 25 to 6 and 6 ended unchanged.
Shares in Backus Johnsto (LM:BKJi) rose to all time highs; rising 2.94% or 0.500 to 17.500.
Crude oil for June delivery was up 0.55% or 0.27 to $49.34 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 0.08% or 0.04 to hit $52.50 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.93% or 11.65 to trade at $1247.05 a troy ounce.
USD/PEN was unchanged 0.00% to 3.2785, while EUR/PEN unchanged 0.00% to 3.6573.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.44% at 97.77.