Investing.com – Peru equities were lower at the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Industrials, Mining and Non-Metal Minerals sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Lima, the S&P Lima General declined 0.46% to hit a new 1-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the S&P Lima General were Milpo (LM:MIL), which rose 2.23% or 0.060 points to trade at 2.750 at the close. Credicorp (LM:BAP) added 0.15% or 0.200 points to end at 137.600 and Alicorp (LM:ALI) was unchanged 0.00% or 0.000 points to 5.990 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Minera Irl (LM:IRL), which unchanged 0% or 0 points to trade at 0.09 in late trade. Sociedad Minera el Brocal SAA (LM:BRO) declined 5.04% or 0.360 points to end at 6.790 and Buenaventura (LM:BVN) shed 4.90% or 0.500 points to 9.700.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 21 to 3 and 6 ended unchanged on the Lima Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.35% or 0.18 to $53.20 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 0.27% or 0.15 to hit $57.60 a barrel, while the August Gold contract fell 0.93% or 10.90 to trade at $1155.70 a troy ounce.
USD/PEN was up 0.02% to 3.1785, while EUR/PEN fell 0.67% to 3.4808.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.01% at 96.90.