Investing.com – Peru stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Mining, S&P Lima Juniors and Banking&Financials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Lima, the S&P Lima General declined 0.47%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P Lima General were Sider (LM:SID), which rose 6.25% or 0.040 points to trade at 0.680 at the close. Meanwhile, Milpo (LM:MIL) added 1.92% or 0.100 points to end at 5.300 and Grana Y Monter (LM:GRA) was up 1.33% or 0.030 points to 2.280 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Andino Investment Holding SAA (LM:AIH), which fell 8.78% or 0.260 points to trade at 2.700 at the close. Relapasa (LM:REL) declined 8.20% or 0.025 points to end at 0.280 and PPX Mining Corp (LM:PPX) was 2.78% or 0.00 points to 0.07.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Lima Stock Exchange by 16 to 13 and 13 ended unchanged.
Shares in Sider (LM:SID) rose to 5-year highs; rising 6.25% or 0.040 to 0.680. Shares in PPX Mining Corp (LM:PPX) unchanged to 52-week highs; unchanged 2.78% or 0.00 to 0.07.
Crude oil for June delivery was up 0.65% or 0.44 to $67.69 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 0.07% or 0.05 to hit $73.08 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.08% or 1.00 to trade at $1305.80 a troy ounce.
USD/PEN was up 0.55% to 3.2675, while EUR/PEN rose 0.27% to 3.9185.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.34% at 92.59.
