Investing.com – Peru stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Banking & Financials, Mining and Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Lima, the S&P Lima General rose 0.17%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P Lima General were Sider (LM:SID), which rose 3.51% or 0.020 points to trade at 0.590 at the close. Meanwhile, Atacocha (LM:ATB) added 3.08% or 0.013 points to end at 0.435 and Trevali Mining (LM:TV) was up 1.75% or 0.010 points to 0.580 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Candente Copper (LM:DNT), which fell 13.46% or 0.0070 points to trade at 0.0450 at the close. Empresa Agroindustrial Pomalca (LM:POM) declined 2.91% or 0.003 points to end at 0.100 and Nexa Resources Peru SAA (LM:NXA) was down 2.53% or 0.100 points to 3.850.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Lima Stock Exchange by 18 to 9 and 10 ended unchanged.
Shares in Candente Copper (LM:DNT) fell to 52-week lows; down 13.46% or 0.0070 to 0.0450. Shares in Empresa Agroindustrial Pomalca (LM:POM) fell to 5-year lows; falling 2.91% or 0.003 to 0.100.
Crude oil for November delivery was up 0.52% or 0.39 to $74.68 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 0.04% or 0.03 to hit $84.80 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.38% or 4.50 to trade at $1193.10 a troy ounce.
USD/PEN was up 0.19% to 3.3287, while EUR/PEN rose 0.20% to 3.8212.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.08% at 95.36.