Lima Stock Exchange opens this Monday, January 23 with mixed indices

The Lima Stock Exchange (BVL) began trading this Monday with its mixed stock indices, after a week in which strong protests against the current government of President Dina Boluarte.

At the average of 10:15 am, the S&P/BVL Peru General Index, the most representative of the Lima stock market, registered a slight positive variation of 0.10% and was located at 23,029.49 points.

For its part, the S&P/BVL Peru Selective Index, which is made up of the most traded shares in the local market, recorded a negative variation of -0.56% to 593.09 units.

The Ingenius (1.37), Consumer (0.03%), Financials (0.07%), Mining (0.07%) Services (0.76%) and Electric (0.76%) sectors showed upward variation %). While Industrials and Construction did not show variations.

Throughout the past week the protests against the government of Dina Boluarte they continued mainly in the southern regions and in Lima where a massive demonstration took place on Thursday.

Over the weekend, the Police intervened at the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos to evict the protesters who had seized its facilities.

A few days ago, the President of the Republic, Dina Boluartesaid that the people who are protesting to demand a constituent Assembly they are being “deceived” and that this claim is just a pretext for the road blockade to continue.