Investing.com – Peru equities were lower at the close on Thursday, as losses in the Banking & Financials, Non-Metal Minerals and Food & Beverages sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Lima, the S&P Lima General declined 0.89%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the S&P Lima General were Relapasa (LM:REL), which rose 2.08% or 0.005 points to trade at 0.245 at the close. Bco Continenta (LM:CON) added 0.48% or 0.020 points to end at 4.190 and Inversiones Centenario SAA (LM:ICE) was up 0.20% or 0.010 points to 5.010 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Casa Grande (LM:CSG), which lost 3.87% or 0.290 points to trade at 7.210 in late trade. Grana Y Monter (LM:GRA) declined 3.38% or 0.120 points to end at 3.430 and Milpo (LM:MIL) shed 2.86% or 0.100 points to 3.400.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 18 to 3 and 14 ended unchanged on the Lima Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for March delivery was up 1.91% or 1.01 to $53.76 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 1.96% or 1.08 to hit $56.16 a barrel, while the February Gold contract fell 0.83% or 9.90 to trade at $1187.90 a troy ounce.
USD/PEN was up 0.24% to 3.3015, while EUR/PEN rose 0.06% to 3.5230.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.73% at 100.64.