Investing.com – Peru equities were lower at the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Non-Metal Minerals, Industrials and Mining sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Lima, the S&P Lima General fell 0.82% to hit a new 1-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the S&P Lima General were Volcan Minera (LM:VOL_pb), which rose 3.45% or 0.010 points to trade at 0.300 at the close. Aceros Arequip (LM:AREi) added 3.12% or 0.010 points to end at 0.330 and Casa Grande (LM:CSG) was up 2.47% or 0.100 points to 4.050 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Buenaventura (LM:BVN), which lost 8.29% or 0.470 points to trade at 5.200 in late trade. Grana Y Monter (LM:GRA) declined 4.40% or 0.110 points to end at 2.390 and Cem Pacasmayo (LM:CPA) shed 4.35% or 0.200 points to 4.400.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 10 to 10 and 8 ended unchanged on the Lima Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for December delivery was up 0.55% or 0.24 to $44.11 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 0.24% or 0.12 to hit $48.03 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.04% or 0.40 to trade at $1088.50 a troy ounce.
USD/PEN was up 0.11% to 3.3130, while EUR/PEN fell 0.28% to 3.5609.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.15% at 99.27.