Lima Stock Exchange closes with all its indicators in green

The Lima Stock Exchange (BVL) ended Monday on positive ground due to the progress of all its sectors, on an atypical day due to a holiday in the United States that limited business.

At the end of the operations, the S&P/BVL Peru General Index, the most representative of the Lima stock market, rose by 0.59% to 20,983.59 points.

Similarly, the S&P/BVL Peru Selective Index, which is made up of the most traded shares in the local market, advanced by 0.60% and stood at 547.27 units.

During the session, a traded amount of S/ 11.4 million was reported in 213 operations. In addition, shares of 44 companies were listed, of which 20 rose, 2 fell and 22 did not show any variation.

All sectors had gains: construction (2.10%), industrial (1.74%), consumption (0.82%), mining (0.31%), financial (0.30%), services (0, 23%) and electricity (0.22%).

Among the local stocks that rose the most were Empresa Agroindustrial Pomalca (15.48%), Trevali Mining Corporation (11.54%), Unión Andina de Cementos (6.33%), HudBay Mineral (2.09%) and Banco BBVA Peru (1.85%).

On the contrary, those that fell the most are those of Aenza (Before Graña y Montero, -0.94%) and Corporación Aceros Arequipa (-0.47%).