Investing.com – Peru stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Banking & Financials, Food & Beverages and Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Lima, the S&P Lima General gained 0.29% to hit a new 5-year high.
The best performers of the session on the S&P Lima General were Bco Continenta (LM:CON), which rose 2.30% or 0.100 points to trade at 4.450 at the close. Meanwhile, Enel Distribucion Peru SAA (LM:ENE) added 1.72% or 0.100 points to end at 5.900 and Intergroup (LM:IFS) was up 1.34% or 0.562 points to 42.500 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Relapasa (LM:REL), which fell 3.23% or 0.010 points to trade at 0.300 at the close. Trevali Mining (LM:TV) declined 3.03% or 0.030 points to end at 0.960 and Panoro (LM:PML) was down 2.87% or 0.008 points to 0.271.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Lima Stock Exchange by 14 to 10 and 16 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for June delivery was up 0.75% or 0.51 to $68.91 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 0.01% or 0.01 to hit $74.99 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.87% or 11.70 to trade at $1326.60 a troy ounce.
USD/PEN was up 0.50% to 3.2345, while EUR/PEN fell 0.41% to 3.9481.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.68% at 90.69.