Investing.com – Peru equities were lower at the close on Thursday, as losses in the Banking & Financials, Non-Metal Minerals and Industrials sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Lima, the S&P Lima General declined 0.53% to hit a new 1-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the S&P Lima General were Atacocha (LM:ATB), which rose 2.62% or 0.008 points to trade at 0.313 at the close. Buenaventura (LM:BVN) added 1.85% or 0.230 points to end at 12.640 and Sociedad Minera el Brocal SAA (LM:BRO) was up 0.95% or 0.060 points to 6.360 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Panoro (LM:PML), which lost 9.84% or 0.012 points to trade at 0.110 in late trade. Backus Johnsto (LM:BKJi) declined 3.10% or 0.480 points to end at 15.020 and Trevali Mining (LM:TV) shed 2.67% or 0.020 points to 0.730.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 18 to 3 and 11 ended unchanged on the Lima Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for November delivery was up 0.70% or 0.35 to $50.53 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in December unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to hit $51.95 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.44% or 5.50 to trade at $1259.30 a troy ounce.
USD/PEN was unchanged 0.00% to 3.4085, while EUR/PEN unchanged 0.00% to 3.7503.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.47% at 97.53.