The Lima Stock Exchange (BVL) closed the session on Thursday, February 24, down with 13 indicators in red and only 1 in green. The S&P/BVL Peru General index, the most representative of the Lima stock market, registered a decline of -1.22%% and stood at 23,104.55 points.
In the same way, the S&P/BVL Peru Selective Indexwhich is made up of the 15 most traded shares in the local market, recorded a loss of -0.61% and ended at 609.87 units.
All sectors recorded declines: financial (-2.27%), industrial (-1.75%), construction (-1.62%), mining (-0.55%) and consumption (-0.42%) . Only services and electricity did not present variations.
World financial markets fall due to the escalation of the crisis in Russia and Ukraine
The companies that presented the most profits were Compañía Minera Poderosa with 3.25%, Cerro Verde with 2.75% and Alicorp with 0.64%.
Due to the international context, gold rose more than 3% on Thursday to more than US$1,970 per ounce, the highest prices in more than a year. Like bonds, gold is considered a safe haven in times of geopolitical turmoil. Bitcoin, seen in the crypto circles as a store of value like gold, it fell about 7% on Thursday to a one-month low of around $35,100, Renta4 has reported.
Source: Larepublica
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