Investing.com – Peru equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Banking & Financials, Non-Metal Minerals and Industrials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Lima, the S&P Lima General gained 0.02%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the S&P Lima General were Credicorp (LM:BAP), which rose 2.33% or 5.10 points to trade at 224.15 at the close. Cerro Verde (LM:CVE) added 1.78% or 0.490 points to end at 27.990 and Casa Grande (LM:CSG) was up 0.95% or 0.050 points to 5.300 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Trevali Mining (LM:TV), which lost 3.61% or 0.030 points to trade at 0.800 in late trade. Volcan Minera (LM:VOL_pb) declined 2.86% or 0.030 points to end at 1.020 and PPX Mining Corp (LM:PPX) 2.63% or 0.00 points to 0.07.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 14 to 7 and 18 ended unchanged on the Lima Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for July delivery was down 4.57% or 3.23 to $67.48 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 3.30% or 2.60 to hit $76.19 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.25% or 3.20 to trade at $1301.20 a troy ounce.
USD/PEN was up 0.09% to 3.2705, while EUR/PEN fell 0.58% to 3.8139.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.52% at 94.21.