Investing.com – Peru stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Non-Metal Minerals, Food & Beverages and Industrials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Lima, the S&P Lima General declined 0.20% to hit a new 6-months low.
The best performers of the session on the S&P Lima General were Trevali Mining (LM:TV), which rose 12.50% or 0.060 points to trade at 0.540 at the close. Meanwhile, Relapasa (LM:REL) added 5.88% or 0.010 points to end at 0.180 and Atacocha (LM:ATB) was up 2.86% or 0.010 points to 0.360 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Empresa Agroindustrial Pomalca (LM:POM), which fell 6.42% or 0.007 points to trade at 0.102 at the close. Buenaventura (LM:BVN) declined 2.80% or 0.340 points to end at 11.810 and Candente Copper (LM:DNT) was down 1.82% or 0.0010 points to 0.0540.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Lima Stock Exchange by 16 to 10 and 10 ended unchanged.
Shares in Empresa Agroindustrial Pomalca (LM:POM) fell to 5-year lows; down 6.42% or 0.007 to 0.102. Shares in Buenaventura (LM:BVN) fell to 52-week lows; losing 2.80% or 0.340 to 11.810.
Crude oil for September delivery was up 0.69% or 0.45 to $65.46 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 0.08% or 0.06 to hit $71.31 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.34% or 4.00 to trade at $1181.00 a troy ounce.
USD/PEN was down 0.18% to 3.3120, while EUR/PEN fell 0.36% to 3.7612.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.11% at 96.48.