Peru Stocks: Buenaventura, Minsur, Rio Alto, Southern Copper
The following companies had unusual price changes in Peru trading. Stock symbols are in parentheses and share prices are as of 4:10 p.m. in Lima.
The Lima General Index (IGBVL) rose for the seventh session in eight, gaining 0.6 percent to 21,410.67. The MSCI All Peru Capped Index (MXPECAPD) climbed 1.8 percent to 2,754.42.
Copper, gold and tin miners surged after U.S. stocks and metals gained, said Eduardo Fernandini, a trader at Lima-based Kallpa Securities SAB.
Cia. de Minas Buenaventura SAA (BVN PE), the country’s biggest precious-metals miner, jumped 7.1 percent to $41.11. Minera IRL Ltd. (MIRL) , a U.K. minerals explorer with a gold mine in Peru, rose 4.7 percent to $1.12. Rio Alto Mining Ltd. (RIO) , a gold producer, gained 3.8 percent to $3.79. Southern Copper Corp. (PCU\C) (SCCO PE), the country’s biggest producer of the metal, advanced 2.8 percent to $36.20. Minsur SA (MINSURI1) (MINSURI1 PE), the world’s fourth-largest tin producer, rose for a third day, adding 2.1 percent to 2.85 soles.
To contact the reporter on this story: Alex Emery in Lima at aemery1@bloomberg.net.
To contact the editor responsible for this story: David Papadopoulos at papadopoulos@bloomberg.net
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