Lima Stock Exchange closes with losses in 8 indicators and falls slightly by 0.05%

The Lima Stock Exchange (BVL) closed the session of this Monday, March 20, 2023, in negative territory. That is how it scored 8 downward indicators, 7 upward and 1 unchanged. In this way, the S&P/BVL Peru General Index, the most representative of the Lima stock market, fell 0.05% to 21,434.58 points. On the other hand, the index S&P/BVL Peru Selectivewhich is made up of the most traded shares in the local market, gained 0.48% and settled at 559.25 units.

The service and electricity sectors They were the ones that reported the most losses in the day with a fall of 1.18%, followed by the financial category (-0.48%), and mining (-0.03%). On the other hand, the construction sector was the one that had the highest gain with 1.00%, while the industrial sector rose 0.52%.

The shares that fell the most were ENGEPEC1 (-2.53%), ENDISPC1 (-1.12%) and CASAGRC1 (-0.60%). Likewise, those that increased the most correspond to PODERC1 (+2.73%), IFS (1.23%) and BVN (1.20%).

US market closes positive thanks to value shares on the day

During this Monday, the S&P 500 rose 0.9%, while the Dow Jones gained 1.2% due to the recovery of much of the bank shares. The Nasdaq Composite Index grew by 0.4%. In addition, the yield on the reference 10-year US Treasury bond increased to 3.48%, reported César Romero, Head of Research at Renta4 SAB.

Internationally, the actions of USA rose, led by the Dow Jones. This after the UBS Group AG (UBS), one of the largest Swiss banks, reached an agreement to buy its smaller rival, Credit Suisse (CS), for more than US$ 3,000 million. While this comes in a bid to stem the financial crisis rocking global banking, markets were skeptical of the acquisition as Credit Suisse shares fell in the morning, while UBS Group AG shares rose. .