Investing.com – Peru stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the S&P Lima Juniors, Non-Metal Minerals and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Lima, the S&P Lima General gained 0.33% to hit a new 3-years high.
The best performers of the session on the S&P Lima General were Panoro (LM:PML), which rose 13.33% or 0.030 points to trade at 0.255 at the close. Meanwhile, PPX Mining Corp (LM:PPX) added 11.29% or 0.01 points to end at 0.07 and Sociedad Minera el Brocal SAA (LM:BRO) was up 7.69% or 0.650 points to 9.100 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Volcan Compania Minera SAA (LM:VOLa), which fell 3.55% or 0.070 points to trade at 1.900 at the close. Credicorp (LM:BAP) declined 1.09% or 2.24 points to end at 204.00 and Trevali Mining (LM:TV) was down 0.82% or 0.010 points to 1.210.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Lima Stock Exchange by 31 to 4 and 6 ended unchanged.
Shares in Panoro (LM:PML) rose to 52-week highs; up 13.33% or 0.030 to 0.255.
Crude oil for October delivery was up 0.17% or 0.08 to $47.37 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November fell 1.00% or 0.53 to hit $52.22 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.69% or 9.18 to trade at $1339.58 a troy ounce.
USD/PEN was unchanged 0.00% to 3.2375, while EUR/PEN unchanged 0.00% to 3.8512.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.27% at 92.57.