Investing.com – Peru stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Banking & Financials, Mining and Non-Metal Minerals sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Lima, the S&P Lima General declined 0.48%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P Lima General were Candente Copper (LM:DNT), which rose 2.74% or 0.0020 points to trade at 0.0750 at the close. Meanwhile, Grana Y Monter (LM:GRA) added 2.07% or 0.040 points to end at 1.970 and Corporacion Aceros Arequipa SA (LM:ARE) was up 1.15% or 0.010 points to 0.880 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Sociedad Minera el Brocal SAA (LM:BRO), which fell 6.88% or 0.740 points to trade at 10.010 at the close. Sider (LM:SID) declined 3.77% or 0.020 points to end at 0.510 and Atacocha (LM:ATB) was down 3.39% or 0.020 points to 0.570.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Lima Stock Exchange by 19 to 12 and 12 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for May delivery was down 2.55% or 1.62 to $61.92 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 1.89% or 1.29 to hit $67.04 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.64% or 8.50 to trade at $1337.00 a troy ounce.
USD/PEN was up 0.17% to 3.2325, while EUR/PEN rose 0.53% to 3.9690.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.33% at 89.82.