Investing.com – Peru stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Non-Metal Minerals, Industrials and S&P Lima Juniors 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 Sider (LM:SID), which rose 3.85% or 0.018 points to trade at 0.485 at the close. Meanwhile, Corporacion Aceros Arequipa SA (LM:ARE) added 1.32% or 0.010 points to end at 0.770 and Backus Johnsto (LM:BKJi) was up 0.94% or 0.160 points to 17.160 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Grana Y Monter (LM:GRA), which fell 7.08% or 0.240 points to trade at 3.150 at the close. Minsur (LM:MINi) declined 5.18% or 0.100 points to end at 1.830 and Volcan Minera (LM:VOL_pb) was down 4.05% or 0.060 points to 1.420.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Lima Stock Exchange by 19 to 12 and 12 ended unchanged.
Shares in Sider (LM:SID) rose to 3-years highs; up 3.85% or 0.018 to 0.485. Shares in Corporacion Aceros Arequipa SA (LM:ARE) rose to 3-years highs; rising 1.32% or 0.010 to 0.770. Shares in Minsur (LM:MINi) fell to 52-week highs; down 5.18% or 0.100 to 1.830.
Crude oil for November delivery was down 3.09% or 1.57 to $49.22 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 2.60% or 1.48 to hit $55.52 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.48% or 6.06 to trade at $1279.26 a troy ounce.
USD/PEN was up 0.20% to 3.2685, while EUR/PEN rose 0.55% to 3.8304.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.16% at 93.62.