Investing.com – Peru stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Food & Beverages, Mining and Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Lima, the S&P Lima General gained 0.25% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the S&P Lima General were Sociedad Minera el Brocal SAA (LM:BRO), which rose 4.90% or 0.490 points to trade at 10.490 at the close. Meanwhile, Sider (LM:SID) added 3.57% or 0.020 points to end at 0.580 and Trevali Mining (LM:TV) was up 3.16% or 0.030 points to 0.980 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Grana Y Monter (LM:GRA), which fell 6.25% or 0.150 points to trade at 2.250 at the close. Minsur (LM:MINi) declined 5.03% or 0.090 points to end at 1.700 and Cerro Verde (LM:CVE) was down 3.87% or 1.200 points to 29.800.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Lima Stock Exchange by 22 to 8 and 14 ended unchanged.
Shares in Sider (LM:SID) rose to 5-year highs; rising 3.57% or 0.020 to 0.580.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 3.40% or 2.26 to $68.78 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to hit $73.81 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.21% or 2.90 to trade at $1352.40 a troy ounce.
USD/PEN was down 0.14% to 3.2170, while EUR/PEN rose 0.01% to 3.9822.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.15% at 89.35.