Peru stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Non-Metal Minerals, S&P Lima Juniors and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Lima, the S&P Lima General rose 0.63% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the S&P Lima General were PPX Mining Corp (LM:PPX), which rose 6.94% or 0.01 points to trade at 0.08 at the close. Meanwhile, Unacem (LM:CEL) added 5.50% or 0.120 points to end at 2.300 and Grana Y Monter (LM:GRA) was up 5.46% or 0.100 points to 1.930 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Austral Group SAA (LM:AUG), which fell 4.00% or 0.050 points to trade at 1.200 at the close. Backus Johnsto (LM:BKJi) declined 1.73% or 0.390 points to end at 22.100 and Panoro (LM:PML) was down 0.45% or 0.001 points to 0.223.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Lima Stock Exchange by 18 to 10 and 10 ended unchanged.
Shares in PPX Mining Corp (LM:PPX) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 6.94% or 0.01 to 0.08.
Crude oil for November delivery was down 0.32% or 0.24 to $75.06 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to hit $84.69 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 1.31% or 15.60 to trade at $1207.30 a troy ounce.
USD/PEN was up 0.18% to 3.3135, while EUR/PEN fell 0.02% to 3.8260.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.22% at 95.13.
