Investing.com – Peru stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Industrials, Non-Metal Minerals and Electricity sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Lima, the S&P Lima General fell 0.08%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P Lima General were Intergroup (LM:IFS), which rose 4.39% or 1.800 points to trade at 42.800 at the close. Meanwhile, Minsur (LM:MINi) added 2.86% or 0.050 points to end at 1.800 and Luz Del Sur (LM:LUZ) was up 1.99% or 0.240 points to 12.300 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Milpo (LM:MIL), which fell 3.31% or 0.180 points to trade at 5.250 at the close. Grana Y Monter (LM:GRA) declined 3.23% or 0.060 points to end at 1.800 and ENGIE Energia Peru SA (LM:ENGI) was down 2.90% or 0.200 points to 6.700.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Lima Stock Exchange by 21 to 10 and 10 ended unchanged.
Shares in Intergroup (LM:IFS) rose to all time highs; gaining 4.39% or 1.800 to 42.800.
Crude oil for April delivery was up 1.65% or 1.02 to $62.70 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April rose 1.36% or 0.89 to hit $66.31 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.06% or 0.80 to trade at $1332.90 a troy ounce.
USD/PEN was up 0.09% to 3.2480, while EUR/PEN rose 0.24% to 4.0080.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.38% at 89.69.