Lima stock index falls after Kuczynski linked to Odebrecht money

Reuters

Published Dec 14, 2017 10:13AM ET

Lima stock index falls after Kuczynski linked to Odebrecht money

LIMA (Reuters) - Lima stock index (SPBLPSPT) dropped by more than 1.4 percent after opening on Thursday after scandal-plagued Brazilian builder Odebrecht [ODBES.UL] reported having paid $4.8 million to companies linked to Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski.

Peru's sol currency also dropped on the report, which prompted some lawmakers in the opposition-ruled Congress to call for Kuczynki to resign.