Investing.com – Peru stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Non-Metal Minerals, Banking & Financials and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Lima, the S&P Lima General gained 0.12% to hit a new 3-years high.
The best performers of the session on the S&P Lima General were Grana Y Monter (LM:GRA), which rose 3.33% or 0.100 points to trade at 3.100 at the close. Meanwhile, Sider (LM:SID) added 1.67% or 0.007 points to end at 0.427 and Unacem (LM:CEL) was up 1.12% or 0.030 points to 2.710 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were PPX Mining Corp (LM:PPX), which fell 12.31% or 0.01 points to trade at 0.06 at the close. Candente Copper (LM:DNT) declined 9.64% or 0.0080 points to end at 0.0750 and Atacocha (LM:ATB) was down 1.97% or 0.009 points to 0.449.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Lima Stock Exchange by 13 to 11 and 9 ended unchanged.
Shares in Sider (LM:SID) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 1.67% or 0.007 to 0.427.
Crude oil for November delivery was down 0.25% or 0.13 to $52.09 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 0.02% or 0.01 to hit $58.05 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 1.15% or 15.10 to trade at $1296.40 a troy ounce.
USD/PEN was unchanged 0.00% to 3.2705, while EUR/PEN unchanged 0.00% to 3.8554.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.40% at 92.81.