Peru shares lower at close of trade; S&P Lima General down 0.71%

Investing.com – Peru equities were lower at the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Non-Metal Minerals , Industrials and Banking & Financials sectors propelled shares lower.

At the close in Lima, the S&P Lima General declined 0.71% to hit a new 6-month low.

The biggest gainers of the session on the S&P Lima General were Atacocha (LM: ATB ), which rose 5.56% or 0.020 points to trade at 0.380 at the close. Buenaventura (LM: BVN ) added 3.52% or 0.430 points to end at 12.660 and Trevali Mining (LM: TV ) was up 1.89% or 0.010 points to 0.540 in late trade.

Biggest losers included Grana Y Monter (LM: GRA ), which lost 8.51% or 0.200 points to trade at 2.150 in late trade. Enel Distribucion Peru SAA (LM: ENE ) declined 4.13% or 0.250 points to end at 5.800 and Cerro Verde (LM: CVE ) shed 2.95% or 0.700 points to 23.000.

Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 14 to 9 and 15 ended unchanged on the Lima Stock Exchange.

In commodities trading, Crude oil for October delivery was up 1.02% or 0.67 to $66.09 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in October unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to hit $72.79 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.68% or 8.10 to trade at $1202.70 a troy ounce.

USD/PEN was down 0.24% to 3.2994, while EUR/PEN rose 0.43% to 3.8138.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.57% at 95.13.