Investing.com – Peru stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the S&P Lima Juniors, Mining and Industrials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Lima, the S&P Lima General declined 1.70% to hit a new 3-months low.
The best performers of the session on the S&P Lima General were Edegel (LM:EDE), which rose 2.17% or 0.050 points to trade at 2.350 at the close. Meanwhile, Panoro (LM:PML) added 0.83% or 0.001 points to end at 0.121 and Backus Johnsto (LM:BKJi) was up 0.67% or 0.100 points to 15.100 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Candente Copper (LM:DNT), which fell 17.50% or 0.0140 points to trade at 0.0660 at the close. Trevali Mining (LM:TV) declined 10.00% or 0.100 points to end at 0.900 and Grana Y Monter (LM:GRA) was down 6.06% or 0.100 points to 1.550.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Lima Stock Exchange by 20 to 3 and 11 ended unchanged.
Shares in Grana Y Monter (LM:GRA) fell to 3-years lows; falling 6.06% or 0.100 to 1.550.
Crude oil for April delivery was up 0.21% or 0.10 to $48.50 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 0.06% or 0.03 to hit $51.69 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.38% or 4.60 to trade at $1198.50 a troy ounce.
USD/PEN was down 0.15% to 3.2795, while EUR/PEN unchanged 0.00% to 3.4938.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.36% at 101.62.