Lima Stock Exchange posts opening profit amid omicron concerns

The Lima Stock Exchange (BVL) It was trading at a profit on Thursday on the performance of stocks in almost all sectors, while other stock exchanges in the region posted mixed results amid caution on concerns about the advance of the omicron variant of the coronavirus.

At 10:27 in the morning, the S & P / BVL Peru General Index, the most representative of the Lima stock market, rose 0.61% to 20,005.4 points.

Similarly, the S & P / BVL Peru Selective Index, which is made up of the most traded shares in the local market, rose 0.46% and stood at 531.98 units.

By sectors, stocks posted a positive performance. The titles of the consumer category led the advance with + 0.98%, followed by papers of the financial (+ 0.91%), industrial (+ 0.60%) and mining (+ 0.07%) segments. Meanwhile, the shares of the services sector did not register variation.

Among the shares that rose the most this Thursday in the local market were Minsur (+ 3.17%), Unión de Cervecerías Peruanas Backus and Johnston (+ 2.63%), Corporación Aceros Arequipa (2.27%), Credicorp (+ 2.13%) and Cementos Pacasmayo (+ 1.83%).

In contrast, the papers that fell the most were Buenaventura (-1.75%), HudBay (-0.30%) and InRetail Peru (-0.03%).

In the international arena, Wall Street was trading profitably on Thursday. The Dow Jones was up 0.6%, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Tech were up 0.3% and 0.1%, respectively.

The Nasdaq was somewhat inhibited by a 2.7% drop from Apple, following press reports that there was not much demand for its iPhone 13.