Investing.com – Peru stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Mining, S&P Lima Juniors and Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Lima, the S&P Lima General added 1.04% to hit a new 3-years high.
The best performers of the session on the S&P Lima General were Candente Copper (LM:DNT), which rose 10.67% or 0.0080 points to trade at 0.0830 at the close. Meanwhile, Minsur (LM:MINi) added 4.67% or 0.070 points to end at 1.570 and Buenaventura (LM:BVN) was up 4.36% or 0.560 points to 13.400 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Empresa Agroindustrial Pomalca (LM:POM), which fell 18.66% or 0.039 points to trade at 0.170 at the close. Casa Grande (LM:CSG) declined 0.80% or 0.050 points to end at 6.240 and Panoro (LM:PML) was down 0.79% or 0.002 points to 0.250.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Lima Stock Exchange by 24 to 6 and 7 ended unchanged.
Shares in Minsur (LM:MINi) rose to 52-week highs; rising 4.67% or 0.070 to 1.570.
Crude oil for November delivery was up 2.88% or 1.46 to $52.12 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to hit $58.59 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 1.25% or 16.19 to trade at $1313.69 a troy ounce.
USD/PEN was unchanged 0.00% to 3.2605, while EUR/PEN unchanged 0.00% to 3.8560.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.53% at 92.44.