Investing.com – Peru stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Non-Metal Minerals, Industrials and Mining sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Lima, the S&P Lima General added 0.17%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P Lima General were Andino Investment Holding SAA (LM:AIH), which rose 2.50% or 0.040 points to trade at 1.640 at the close. Meanwhile, Unacem (LM:CEL) added 2.39% or 0.070 points to end at 3.000 and Grana Y Monter (LM:GRA) was up 2.09% or 0.040 points to 1.950 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Austral Group SAA (LM:AUG), which fell 5.33% or 0.080 points to trade at 1.420 at the close. Relapasa (LM:REL) declined 4.40% or 0.016 points to end at 0.348 and Candente Copper (LM:DNT) was down 1.72% or 0.0020 points to 0.1140.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Lima Stock Exchange by 15 to 14 and 14 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for February delivery was up 0.02% or 0.01 to $63.58 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 0.07% or 0.05 to hit $69.15 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.27% or 3.60 to trade at $1322.90 a troy ounce.
USD/PEN was down 0.09% to 3.2195, while EUR/PEN rose 0.52% to 3.8728.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.47% at 91.68.