Investing.com – Peru stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Mining, Industrials and Non-Metal Minerals sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Lima, the S&P Lima General lost 0.94%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P Lima General were Grana Y Monter (LM:GRA), which rose 1.89% or 0.050 points to trade at 2.650 at the close. Meanwhile, Edegel (LM:EDE) added 1.75% or 0.050 points to end at 2.900 and Backus Johnsto (LM:BKJi) was up 0.39% or 0.050 points to 13.050 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Volcan Minera (LM:VOL_pb), which fell 8.29% or 0.029 points to trade at 0.321 at the close. Casa Grande (LM:CSG) declined 6.41% or 0.250 points to end at 3.650 and Relapasa (LM:REL) was down 6.38% or 0.009 points to 0.132.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Lima Stock Exchange by 18 to 4 and 10 ended unchanged.
Shares in Volcan Minera (LM:VOL_pb) fell to all time lows; falling 8.29% or 0.029 to 0.321.
Crude oil for December delivery was up 0.29% or 0.12 to $43.40 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 0.34% or 0.16 to hit $47.02 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.03% or 0.40 to trade at $1167.00 a troy ounce.
USD/PEN was unchanged 0.00% to 3.2795, while EUR/PEN unchanged 0.00% to 3.6181.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.04% at 96.98.