Investing.com – Peru stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Banking & Financials, Food & Beverages and Non-Metal Minerals sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Lima, the S&P Lima General gained 0.74% to hit a new 3-years high.
The best performers of the session on the S&P Lima General were Empresa Agroindustrial Pomalca (LM:POM), which rose 6.79% or 0.011 points to trade at 0.173 at the close. Meanwhile, Alicorp (LM:ALI) added 2.77% or 0.300 points to end at 11.150 and Trevali Mining (LM:TV) was up 2.44% or 0.030 points to 1.260 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were PPX Mining Corp (LM:PPX), which unchanged 4.23% or 0.00 points to trade at 0.07 at the close. Compania Minera Milpo SAA Class I (LM:MILi) declined 1.47% or 0.050 points to end at 3.350 and Atacocha (LM:ATB) was down 1.41% or 0.010 points to 0.700.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Lima Stock Exchange by 15 to 15 and 10 ended unchanged.
Shares in Alicorp (LM:ALI) rose to all time highs; up 2.77% or 0.300 to 11.150.
Crude oil for February delivery was down 0.77% or 0.48 to $61.53 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 0.56% or 0.38 to hit $67.69 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.02% or 0.20 to trade at $1321.40 a troy ounce.
USD/PEN was up 0.22% to 3.2113, while EUR/PEN rose 0.02% to 3.8663.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.14% at 91.73.