Investing.com – Peru equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Banking & Financials, S&P Lima Juniors and Agriculture sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Lima, the S&P Lima General added 0.28%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the S&P Lima General were Luz Del Sur (LM:LUZ), which rose 2.93% or 0.340 points to trade at 11.950 at the close. Intergroup (LM:IFS) added 2.56% or 0.990 points to end at 39.600 and Credicorp (LM:BAP) was up 2.53% or 5.53 points to 224.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Ferreyros (LM:FER), which lost 3.04% or 0.070 points to trade at 2.230 in late trade. Volcan Minera (LM:VOL_pb) declined 2.86% or 0.020 points to end at 0.680 and Rimac Seguros y Reaseguros (LM:RSR) shed 2.52% or 0.030 points to 1.160.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 13 to 11 and 13 ended unchanged on the Lima Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for November delivery was up 0.53% or 0.38 to $72.16 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 0.07% or 0.06 to hit $81.56 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.18% or 2.20 to trade at $1228.10 a troy ounce.
USD/PEN was down 0.12% to 3.3316, while EUR/PEN fell 0.13% to 3.8592.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.01% at 94.78.