Investing.com – Peru stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Mining, Banking & Financials and Food & Beverages sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Lima, the S&P Lima General rose 0.38%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P Lima General were Backus Johnsto (LM:BKJi), which rose 4.66% or 0.890 points to trade at 20.000 at the close. Meanwhile, Atacocha (LM:ATB) added 4.54% or 0.030 points to end at 0.690 and Southern Copper Corp (LM:SPC) was up 2.67% or 1.35 points to 52.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Sociedad Minera el Brocal SAA (LM:BRO), which fell 14.75% or 1.800 points to trade at 10.400 at the close. Compania Minera Milpo SAA Class I (LM:MILi) declined 4.35% or 0.150 points to end at 3.300 and Grana Y Monter (LM:GRA) was down 3.33% or 0.060 points to 1.740.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Lima Stock Exchange by 18 to 9 and 11 ended unchanged.
Shares in Backus Johnsto (LM:BKJi) rose to all time highs; up 4.66% or 0.890 to 20.000. Shares in Southern Copper Corp (LM:SPC) rose to all time highs; rising 2.67% or 1.35 to 52.00.
Crude oil for April delivery was up 1.24% or 0.78 to $63.55 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April rose 1.36% or 0.90 to hit $67.29 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.14% or 1.90 to trade at $1330.80 a troy ounce.
USD/PEN was up 0.04% to 3.2492, while EUR/PEN fell 0.29% to 3.9964.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.16% at 89.80.