Lima Stock Exchange closes with most of its indicators in green, this Friday, January 13

The Lima Stock Exchange closed its operations on positive ground this Friday, January 13, 2023, driven by the good performance of the mining sector. So, he scored 13 upward indicators, 3 downward and no variation.

On the other hand, the index S&P/BVL Peru Overall, the most representative of the Lima stock market, rose 0.97% to 23,236.32 points. While the index S&P/BVL Peru Selectivewhich is made up of the most traded shares in the local market, advanced 0.55% and settled at 604.78 units.

The sector miner led the gains and advanced 2.05%, followed by the sectors service Y electricity that they grew up 0.93%. On the other hand, the sector that recorded the most losses was industrialwhich fell by -0.30% and the construction sector, which presented a decline of -0.04%.

The top stocks that rose were MOROCOI1 (3.85%), ENDISPC1 (3.02%), and ATACOBC1 (2.78%). On the other hand, the shares that fell were NEXAPEC1 (-2.33%), POMALCC1 (-2.30%) and MINSURI1 (-2.24%).

US market ends the week positive

At an international level, the yield of the reference bond of the United States Treasury rose slightly to 3.5%. Likewise, the dollar index was little changed, while stocks pared early losses after the consumer confidence survey, conducted by the University of Michigan, which peaked at 64.6. On the other hand, the expectations index rose to 62.0 compared to 59.9 last month, according to César Romero, head of research at Renta4 SAB.

This provided a more optimistic outlook after the pessimistic tone of the largest banks in USA, which highlighted economic declines in their fourth quarter earnings report. On the financial results side, their earnings showed continued resilience in the face of economic headwinds, although many said they were taking steps to prepare for a US recession, the specialist added.