Investing.com – Peru stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Non-Metal Minerals, Industrials and Mining sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Lima, the S&P Lima General gained 0.82% to hit a new 6-months high.
The best performers of the session on the S&P Lima General were Milpo (LM:MIL), which rose 15.51% or 0.290 points to trade at 2.160 at the close. Meanwhile, Atacocha (LM:ATB) added 11.11% or 0.025 points to end at 0.250 and Austral Group SAA (LM:AUG) was up 11.11% or 0.100 points to 1.000 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Panoro (LM:PML), which fell 4.59% or 0.005 points to trade at 0.104 at the close. Credicorp (LM:BAP) declined 1.46% or 1.950 points to end at 131.500 and Inretail Peru (LM:INR) was down 1.33% or 0.210 points to 15.600.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Lima Stock Exchange by 20 to 8 and 6 ended unchanged.
Shares in Atacocha (LM:ATB) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 11.11% or 0.025 to 0.250.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 1.17% or 0.48 to $41.62 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May fell 0.39% or 0.16 to hit $41.39 a barrel, while the April Gold contract fell 0.81% or 10.20 to trade at $1244.10 a troy ounce.
USD/PEN was unchanged 0.00% to 3.4020, while EUR/PEN unchanged 0.00% to 3.8084.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.35% at 95.40.