The Lima Stock Exchange (BVL) closed the day on Friday, March 11 with losses in its main indices, with 9 indicators in red and 7 in green. Thus, the S&P/BVL Peru General index, the most representative of the Lima stock market, fell -0.06% to 24,775.79 points.
Similarly, the index S&P/BVL Peru Selectivewhich is made up of the most traded shares in the local market, lost -0.10% and stood at 648.64 units.
The day’s gains were led by the services and electricity sectors which grew 0.61%, followed by financial and industrial with 0.27% and 0.19%, respectively.
To the other side, the items that closed the day with losses were mining with a decline of -0.88%construction with -0.26% and consumption with -0.01%.
The shares that rose the most within the local index were: Empresa Siderúrgica del Perú (+3.77%), Casa Grande (+3.61%) and Cerro Verde (+2.13%). While those that fell the most were PPX Mining (-11.43%), Trevali Mining (-6.78%) and Luz del Sur (-4.76%).
US stocks closed in the red today to mark a fifth straight week of losses. This came after opening higher on apparent upbeat developments in Russia’s talks with Ukraine, which momentarily sent investors back into risky assets. Russian President Vladimir Putin said during a meeting with his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko that there had been “some positive progress” in the talks with Ukraine, according to a transcript of his meeting. Putin added that the discussions were happening “almost daily.”
The S&P 500 was down 1.3% at 4,204.36, and the Dow Jones was down 0.7% at 32,943.33. The Nasdaq Composite fell 2.2% to 12,843.81. Although all three indexes opened in the green, stocks shaved off some earlier mid-morning gains after a new report showed US consumer confidence deteriorated more than expected in early March as consumer inflation expectations soared. at the highest level since 1981, according to César Romero de Renta4.
Source: Larepublica
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