Investing.com – Peru stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Non-Metal Minerals, S&P Lima Juniors and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Lima, the S&P Lima General rose 0.71% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the S&P Lima General were Corporacion Aceros Arequipa SA (LM:ARE), which rose 9.09% or 0.080 points to trade at 0.960 at the close. Meanwhile, Candente Copper (LM:DNT) added 4.00% or 0.0030 points to end at 0.0780 and Aceros Arequip (LM:AREi) was up 3.95% or 0.030 points to 0.790 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ENGIE Energia Peru SA (LM:ENGI), which fell 1.45% or 0.100 points to trade at 6.800 at the close. Bco Continenta (LM:CON) declined 1.11% or 0.050 points to end at 4.450 and Inretail Peru (LM:INR) was down 0.22% or 0.050 points to 22.400.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Lima Stock Exchange by 22 to 5 and 15 ended unchanged.
Shares in Corporacion Aceros Arequipa SA (LM:ARE) rose to 5-year highs; up 9.09% or 0.080 to 0.960. Shares in Aceros Arequip (LM:AREi) rose to 5-year highs; rising 3.95% or 0.030 to 0.790.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 3.41% or 2.16 to $65.58 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 0.01% or 0.01 to hit $71.05 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.22% or 3.00 to trade at $1343.10 a troy ounce.
USD/PEN was up 0.44% to 3.2387, while EUR/PEN rose 0.60% to 3.9971.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.23% at 89.32.