Investing.com – Peru stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the S&P Lima Juniors, Mining and Industrials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Lima, the S&P Lima General declined 2.09% to hit a new 3-years low.
The best performers of the session on the S&P Lima General were Southern Copper Corp (LM:SPC), which rose 0.54% or 0.15 points to trade at 28.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Milpo (LM:MIL) added 0.40% or 0.010 points to end at 2.510 and Bco Continenta (LM:CON) was up 0.24% or 0.010 points to 4.200 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Panoro (LM:PML), which fell 16.67% or 0.020 points to trade at 0.100 at the close. Buenaventura (LM:BVN) declined 15.41% or 1.330 points to end at 7.300 and Sociedad Minera el Brocal SAA (LM:BRO) was down 7.67% or 0.490 points to 5.900.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Lima Stock Exchange by 19 to 6 and 7 ended unchanged.
Shares in Panoro (LM:PML) fell to 3-years lows; down 16.67% or 0.020 to 0.100. Shares in Buenaventura (LM:BVN) fell to 3-years lows; down 15.41% or 1.330 to 7.300. Shares in Sociedad Minera el Brocal SAA (LM:BRO) fell to all time lows; losing 7.67% or 0.490 to 5.900.
Crude oil for September delivery was up 0.00% or 0.01 to $50.25 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 1.06% or 0.60 to hit $56.51 a barrel, while the August Gold contract unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to trade at $1096.50 a troy ounce.
USD/PEN was down 0.17% to 3.1763, while EUR/PEN fell 0.35% to 3.4499.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.01% at 98.18.