Investing.com – Peru stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Banking & Financials, Mining and Non-Metal Minerals sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Lima, the S&P Lima General gained 0.42% to hit a new 3-years high.
The best performers of the session on the S&P Lima General were Austral Group SAA (LM:AUG), which rose 4.17% or 0.060 points to trade at 1.500 at the close. Meanwhile, Buenaventura (LM:BVN) added 1.76% or 0.260 points to end at 15.050 and Atacocha (LM:ATB) was up 1.45% or 0.010 points to 0.700 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Panoro (LM:PML), which fell 3.23% or 0.010 points to trade at 0.300 at the close. Edegel (LM:EDE) declined 2.16% or 0.040 points to end at 1.810 and Bco Continenta (LM:CON) was down 2.06% or 0.090 points to 4.290.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Lima Stock Exchange by 12 to 11 and 17 ended unchanged.
Shares in Buenaventura (LM:BVN) rose to 52-week highs; rising 1.76% or 0.260 to 15.050.
Crude oil for February delivery was down 0.72% or 0.46 to $63.49 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 0.85% or 0.59 to hit $68.72 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.35% or 4.60 to trade at $1331.80 a troy ounce.
USD/PEN was up 0.10% to 3.2157, while EUR/PEN rose 0.11% to 3.9347.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.14% at 90.44.