Investing.com – Peru stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the S&P Lima Juniors, Industrials and Mining sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Lima, the S&P Lima General declined 0.06% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the S&P Lima General were Aceros Arequip (LM:AREi), which rose 1.43% or 0.010 points to trade at 0.710 at the close. Meanwhile, Southern Copper Corp (LM:SPC) added 0.73% or 0.40 points to end at 55.05 and Intergroup (LM:IFS) was up 0.45% or 0.190 points to 42.050 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Minsur (LM:MINi), which fell 5.08% or 0.090 points to trade at 1.680 at the close. Atacocha (LM:ATB) declined 3.39% or 0.020 points to end at 0.570 and Volcan Minera (LM:VOL_pb) was down 2.56% or 0.030 points to 1.140.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Lima Stock Exchange by 15 to 10 and 12 ended unchanged.
Shares in Southern Copper Corp (LM:SPC) rose to all time highs; up 0.73% or 0.40 to 55.05.
Crude oil for April delivery was up 1.72% or 1.05 to $62.24 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 1.55% or 1.01 to hit $66.13 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.27% or 3.60 to trade at $1314.20 a troy ounce.
USD/PEN was up 0.32% to 3.2720, while EUR/PEN fell 0.06% to 4.0163.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.03% at 90.17.