Investing.com – Peru stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Food&Beverages, Banking&Financials and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Lima, the S&P Lima General rose 0.25% to hit a new 5-year high.
The best performers of the session on the S&P Lima General were Aceros Arequip (LM:AREi), which rose 2.50% or 0.020 points to trade at 0.820 at the close. Meanwhile, Casa Grande (LM:CSG) added 1.82% or 0.100 points to end at 5.600 and Grana Y Monter (LM:GRA) was up 1.78% or 0.040 points to 2.290 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Empresa Agroindustrial Pomalca (LM:POM), which fell 7.69% or 0.010 points to trade at 0.120 at the close. Candente Copper (LM:DNT) declined 6.67% or 0.0050 points to end at 0.0700 and Southern Copper Corp (LM:SPC) was down 1.67% or 0.96 points to 56.41.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Lima Stock Exchange by 22 to 12 and 8 ended unchanged.
Shares in Aceros Arequip (LM:AREi) rose to 5-year highs; up 2.50% or 0.020 to 0.820.
Crude oil for May delivery was down 0.50% or 0.34 to $68.13 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 0.01% or 0.01 to hit $73.60 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.41% or 5.50 to trade at $1348.00 a troy ounce.
USD/PEN was up 0.09% to 3.2199, while EUR/PEN fell 0.19% to 3.9748.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.32% at 89.64.
