The Lima Stock Exchange (BVL) began the day, this Friday, March 4, with most of its indices in positive territory, with 11 indicators in green and only 3 in red.
At the start of operations, the S&P/BVL Peru General index, the most representative of the Lima stock market, advanced by 0.67% to 24,615.49 points.
Similarly, the S&P/BVL Peru Selective index, which is made up of the most traded shares in the local market, rose 0.29% and stood at 646.74 units.
The sectors that presented gains were mining with 0.98%, financial with 0.25% and services and electricity with 0.14%, each. Down and in red was only the consumption sector with -0.01%, industrial and construction remained unchanged.
The US economy added 678,000 nonfarm jobs in February, the Labor Department said Friday morning. That was a much larger increase than economists predicted. The unemployment rate fell to 3.8%, a slightly steeper drop than expected, according to Renta4.
Source: Larepublica
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