Lima Stock Exchange closes again in red dragged by financial and mining sectors

The Lima Stock Exchange (BVL) ended in negative territory for the second consecutive session this Monday, affected by the performance of the key financial and mining sectors.

At the end of the operations, the S&P/BVL Peru General Index, the most representative of the Lima stock market, fell by -0.29% to 23,418.02 points.

Similarly, the S&P/BVL Peru Selective Index, which is made up of the most traded shares in the local market, fell -0.27% and stood at 626.9 units.

Last week, the selective index reached its historical maximum, standing at 633.49 points, a fact that the government in power attributed to the “fiscal soundness” promoted by the Executive.

By sectors, the mining sector (-0.66%) and the financial sector (-0.18%) were the only ones in red on the Lima parquet. In contrast, the industrial items (0.67%), services (0.23%), electricity (0.23%) and construction (0.11%) rose.

Among the shares that rose the most on the local stock market this Monday were Agroindustrias San Jacinto with an exponential increase of 81.40%, followed by Casa Grande (2.65%), Trevali Mining Corporation (2.11%), Ferreycorp (2.08%) and Perubar (1.56%).

On the other side of the table were the papers of Candente Copper (-3.41%), Cerro Verde (-2.95%), Empresa Siderúrgica del Perú -Siderperú- (-2.33%), Minsur (-1 .69%) and Coril Short and Medium Term Instruments (-1.69%).