Investing.com – Peru equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Non-Metal Minerals, Industrials and Services sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Lima, the S&P Lima General rose 1.07% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the S&P Lima General were Buenaventura (LM:BVN), which rose 5.22% or 0.590 points to trade at 11.890 at the close. Grana Y Monter (LM:GRA) added 3.81% or 0.200 points to end at 5.450 and Milpo (LM:MIL) was up 3.43% or 0.070 points to 2.110 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Cem Pacasmayo (LM:CPA), which lost 10.89% or 0.550 points to trade at 4.500 in late trade. Edelnor (LM:EDN) declined 2.46% or 0.140 points to end at 5.560 and Atacocha (LM:ATB) shed 1.04% or 0.002 points to 0.190.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 19 to 11 and 5 ended unchanged on the Lima Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for June delivery was down 1.09% or 0.66 to $60.09 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 0.71% or 0.48 to hit $66.90 a barrel, while the June Gold contract rose 1.93% or 23.00 to trade at $1215.40 a troy ounce.
USD/PEN was up 0.02% to 3.1535, while EUR/PEN fell 0.23% to 3.5395.
The US Dollar Index was down 1.02% at 93.74.