Investing.com – Peru stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Mining, S&P Lima Juniors and Industrials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Lima, the S&P Lima General lost 2.26% to hit a new 6-months low.
The best performers of the session on the S&P Lima General were Inversiones Centenario SAA (LM:ICE), which rose 0.58% or 0.020 points to trade at 3.450 at the close. Meanwhile, Inretail Peru (LM:INR) added 0.43% or 0.110 points to end at 25.800 and Luz Del Sur (LM:LUZ) was up 0.08% or 0.010 points to 12.000 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Buenaventura (LM:BVN), which fell 8.85% or 1.180 points to trade at 12.150 at the close. Atacocha (LM:ATB) declined 7.89% or 0.030 points to end at 0.350 and Southern Copper Corp (LM:SPC) was down 7.83% or 3.59 points to 42.26.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Lima Stock Exchange by 31 to 3 and 4 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for September delivery was down 3.19% or 2.14 to $64.90 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 0.08% or 0.06 to hit $70.80 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 1.57% or 18.90 to trade at $1181.80 a troy ounce.
USD/PEN was up 0.55% to 3.3180, while EUR/PEN rose 1.16% to 3.7748.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.04% at 96.59.