Investing.com – Peru stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the S&P Lima Juniors, Services and Electricity sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Lima, the S&P Lima General declined 0.14% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the S&P Lima General were Alicorp (LM:ALI), which rose 1.96% or 0.200 points to trade at 10.420 at the close. Meanwhile, Unacem (LM:CEL) added 1.72% or 0.050 points to end at 2.960 and Grana Y Monter (LM:GRA) was up 1.53% or 0.030 points to 1.990 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Edegel (LM:EDE), which fell 4.76% or 0.100 points to trade at 2.000 at the close. Milpo (LM:MIL) declined 3.50% or 0.160 points to end at 4.410 and PPX Mining Corp (LM:PPX) was 2.82% or 0.00 points to 0.07.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Lima Stock Exchange by 19 to 9 and 13 ended unchanged.
Shares in Edegel (LM:EDE) fell to 5-year lows; falling 4.76% or 0.100 to 2.000.
Crude oil for January delivery was up 1.10% or 0.63 to $57.99 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 2.00% or 1.27 to hit $64.67 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.38% or 4.80 to trade at $1243.60 a troy ounce.
USD/PEN was up 0.20% to 3.2426, while EUR/PEN rose 0.25% to 3.8151.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.11% at 93.94.