Investing.com – Peru stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Banking & Financials, Mining and Non-Metal Minerals sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Lima, the S&P Lima General fell 1.21% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the S&P Lima General were Buenaventura (LM:BVN), which rose 0.99% or 0.100 points to trade at 10.200 at the close. Meanwhile, Minsur (LM:MINi) added 0.76% or 0.010 points to end at 1.320 and Ferreyros (LM:FER) was up 0.72% or 0.010 points to 1.400 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Sociedad Minera el Brocal SAA (LM:BRO), which fell 8.33% or 0.650 points to trade at 7.150 at the close. Casa Grande (LM:CSG) declined 6.14% or 0.350 points to end at 5.350 and Cerro Verde (LM:CVE) was down 4.35% or 1.000 points to 22.000.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Lima Stock Exchange by 18 to 6 and 7 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for August delivery was down 4.93% or 2.73 to $52.80 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 0.00% or 0.01 to hit $56.81 a barrel, while the August Gold contract rose 0.09% or 1.10 to trade at $1168.90 a troy ounce.
USD/PEN was up 0.22% to 3.1780, while EUR/PEN fell 0.68% to 3.5042.
The US Dollar Index was unchanged 0.00% at 96.43.