Investing.com – Peru stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Banking & Financials, Services and Electricity sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Lima, the S&P Lima General fell 0.37%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P Lima General were Empresa Agroindustrial Pomalca (LM:POM), which rose 10.00% or 0.019 points to trade at 0.209 at the close. Meanwhile, Atacocha (LM:ATB) added 7.07% or 0.029 points to end at 0.439 and Panoro (LM:PML) was up 5.00% or 0.012 points to 0.252 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Trevali Mining (LM:TV), which fell 4.27% or 0.050 points to trade at 1.120 at the close. Inversiones Centenario SAA (LM:ICE) declined 3.01% or 0.090 points to end at 2.900 and ENGIE Energia Peru SA (LM:ENGI) was down 1.88% or 0.150 points to 7.850.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Lima Stock Exchange by 19 to 14 and 9 ended unchanged.
Shares in Atacocha (LM:ATB) rose to 3-years highs; up 7.07% or 0.029 to 0.439.
Crude oil for November delivery was up 0.18% or 0.09 to $50.64 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 0.66% or 0.37 to hit $56.80 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.51% or 6.65 to trade at $1301.45 a troy ounce.
USD/PEN was down 0.05% to 3.2470, while EUR/PEN rose 0.06% to 3.8796.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.02% at 91.95.