Peru stocks lower at close of trade; S&P Lima General down 0.71%

Peru stocks lower at close of trade; S&P Lima General down 0.71%

Aug 21, 2018

Peru stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Non-Metal Minerals, Industrials and Banking&Financials sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Lima, the S&P Lima General fell 0.71% to hit a new 6-months low.

The best performers of the session on the S&P Lima General were Atacocha (LM:ATB), which rose 5.56% or 0.020 points to trade at 0.380 at the close. Meanwhile, Buenaventura (LM:BVN) added 3.52% or 0.430 points to end at 12.660 and Trevali Mining (LM:TV) was up 1.89% or 0.010 points to 0.540 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Grana Y Monter (LM:GRA), which fell 8.51% or 0.200 points to trade at 2.150 at the close. Enel Distribucion Peru SAA (LM:ENE) declined 4.13% or 0.250 points to end at 5.800 and Cerro Verde (LM:CVE) was down 2.95% or 0.700 points to 23.000.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Lima Stock Exchange by 14 to 9 and 15 ended unchanged.

Crude oil for October delivery was up 1.02% or 0.67 to $66.09 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to hit $72.79 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.68% or 8.10 to trade at $1202.70 a troy ounce.

USD/PEN was down 0.24% to 3.2994, while EUR/PEN rose 0.43% to 3.8138.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.57% at 95.13.

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