Lima Stock Exchange closes down with -1.50%

The Lima Stock Exchange (BVL) closed the day on Tuesday, February 22, with losses in its main indices, with 14 indicators in red and none in green. At 4:35 pm, the S&P/BVL Peru General index, the most representative of the Lima stock market, fell -1.50% to 23,392.62 points.

Similarly, the S&P/BVL Peru Selective index, which is made up of the most traded shares in the local market, fell by -1.37% and stood at 612.88 units.

Almost all sectors ended the day in red, with a loss of 2.44% for financial, 1.38% in mining, 1.12% in construction, 1.08% in consumption and 0.79% for industrial. The service and electricity sectors finished unchanged.

The local companies that registered the greatest losses were Banco Internacional del Perú (-3.39%), Telefónica (3.09%) and Buenaventura (-2.15%). Agroindustrial Pomalca, Intercorp and Agroindustrias San Jacinto, were the companies that registered green numbers with 10.00%, 1.67% and 1.54%, respectively.

During December 2021, the Trade sector grew by 2.69% year-on-year, due to the dynamism of trade wholesale, retail trade and automotive trade, due to the continuity of economic activities; This was announced by the National Institute of Statistics and Informatics (INEI). The automotive trade increased by 8.36% due to the greater commercialization of light and heavy vehicles, due to the commercial strategies implemented and the renewed portfolios, highlights Renta4.

Germany halted certification of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline designed to bring natural gas from Russia directly to Europe, after Russian President Vladimir Putin recognized dissident parts of eastern Ukraine and sent troops to the region. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said his country would not accept recognition of the two self-proclaimed pro-Russian breakaway regions in the Donbas area of ​​eastern Ukraine, and that Germany had to reassess the situation regarding Nord Stream 2, he has reported Income4.