Lima Stock Exchange operates with losses due to poor performance of financial sector stocks

The Lima Stock Exchange (BVL) posted losses this Thursday on a day when financial sector shares fell sharply, while other stock markets in the region operated with mixed results amid positive news about the omicron variant of COVID -19, as investors now turned to economic data for clues about the trajectory of the US Federal Reserve (Fed) monetary policy.

At 10:04 a.m., the Index S&P/BVL Peru General, the most representative of the Lima stock market, lost 1.07% to 20,302.1 points.

Similarly, the Index S&P/BVL Peru Selectivo, which is made up of the most traded shares in the local market, fell 0.70% and stood at 536.03 units.

By sectors, the shares registered a mixed evolution. The securities of the financial sector fell -2.03%, followed by the titles of the mining segment (-0.74%). On the other hand, the shares of the consumer (0.05%), industrial (0.02%) and construction (0.03%) sectors operated slightly higher; while the roles of the services and electricity items did not register any variation.

On the other hand, Wall Street was trading lower at the opening of the day on Thursday.

At the beginning of the day, the Dow Jones fell 0.09%, to 35,722.26 units. The S&P 500 Index lost 0.22% to 4.691 units; while the Nasdaq Composite index fell 0.42% to 15,720.54 units.