Investing.com – Peru stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Banking & Financials, Industrials and Non-Metal Minerals sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Lima, the S&P Lima General fell 0.67%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P Lima General were Edegel (LM:EDE), which rose 1.52% or 0.030 points to trade at 2.000 at the close. Meanwhile, Cerro Verde (LM:CVE) added 1.40% or 0.400 points to end at 28.900 and Enel Distribucion Peru SAA (LM:ENE) was up 1.40% or 0.080 points to 5.800 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Volcan Compania Minera SAA (LM:VOLa), which fell 4.76% or 0.200 points to trade at 4.000 at the close. Credicorp (LM:BAP) declined 1.85% or 4.06 points to end at 215.85 and Grana Y Monter (LM:GRA) was down 1.84% or 0.030 points to 1.600.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Lima Stock Exchange by 10 to 9 and 17 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for April delivery was up 0.40% or 0.24 to $60.95 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 0.02% or 0.01 to hit $64.83 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.16% or 2.10 to trade at $1325.00 a troy ounce.
USD/PEN was down 0.31% to 3.2525, while EUR/PEN fell 0.23% to 4.0331.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.06% at 89.75.