Investing.com – Peru equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Banking & Financials, Non-Metal Minerals and Industrials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Lima, the S&P Lima General added 0.13%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the S&P Lima General were Sider (LM:SID), which rose 2.08% or 0.010 points to trade at 0.490 at the close. Credicorp (LM:BAP) added 1.87% or 4.10 points to end at 223.60 and Volcan Minera (LM:VOL_pb) was up 1.64% or 0.020 points to 1.240 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Candente Copper (LM:DNT), which lost 12.50% or 0.0100 points to trade at 0.0700 in late trade. Volcan Compania Minera SAA (LM:VOLa) declined 7.50% or 0.300 points to end at 3.700 and Milpo (LM:MIL) shed 1.73% or 0.090 points to 5.120.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 16 to 16 and 8 ended unchanged on the Lima Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for May delivery was down 0.58% or 0.38 to $65.50 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in June unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to hit $69.47 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.26% or 3.50 to trade at $1353.40 a troy ounce.
USD/PEN was down 0.23% to 3.2145, while EUR/PEN unchanged 0.00% to 4.0028.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.52% at 88.64.