Investing.com – Peru stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Banking & Financials, Mining and Non-Metal Minerals sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Lima, the S&P Lima General added 0.43%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P Lima General were Andino Investment Holding SAA (LM:AIH), which rose 6.25% or 0.100 points to trade at 1.700 at the close. Meanwhile, Cem Pacasmayo (LM:CPA) added 2.76% or 0.220 points to end at 8.190 and Aceros Arequip (LM:AREi) was up 2.70% or 0.020 points to 0.760 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were PPX Mining Corp (LM:PPX), which fell 7.25% or 0.01 points to trade at 0.06 at the close. Casa Grande (LM:CSG) declined 4.92% or 0.300 points to end at 5.800 and Austral Group SAA (LM:AUG) was down 4.46% or 0.070 points to 1.500.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Lima Stock Exchange by 17 to 9 and 16 ended unchanged.
Shares in Casa Grande (LM:CSG) fell to 52-week lows; down 4.92% or 0.300 to 5.800.
Crude oil for January delivery was down 0.81% or 0.47 to $57.52 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February fell 1.27% or 0.82 to hit $63.87 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.07% or 0.90 to trade at $1246.00 a troy ounce.
USD/PEN was down 0.28% to 3.2335, while EUR/PEN fell 0.59% to 3.7926.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.11% at 94.04.