S&P/BVL Peru Select Index
.SPBLPSPT- Latest Trade
- trading lower523.34PEN
- Change
- -8.72
- % Change
1.64%Negative
- As of Aug 18 2022. Values delayed up to 15 minutes
- Day Range
- 522.68 - 530.89
- 52-Week Range
- 405.99 - 669.12
- Previous Close
- 532.06
- Open
- 530.32
Peru's Pedro Castillo appointed moderate economist Pedro Francke as finance minister late on Friday, an olive branch to rattled markets after the newly-elected president earlier named members of his Marxist Free Peru party to several other cabinet positions. Castillo named Guido Bellido, a hardliner and Marxist from the Andean city of Cuzco who is little known in Lima circles, as prime minister on Thursday, initially dampening investor hopes for a more moderate cabinet. The move hammered bond markets and the sol currency. But the swearing in later in the day of moderate left-wing economist Francke, a top adviser to Castillo who had helped the recently elected president soften his image, appeared aimed at soothing jittery investors.
Markets Performance
Official Data PartnerCommodities
| Future | Last | % Change |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | 1,762.90 | 0.15%Positive |
| Copper | 662.15 | 0.14%Positive |
| Brent Crude Oil | 93.89 | 0.26%Positive |
| CBOT Soybeans | 1,479.75 | 0.31%Positive |
Stocks
| Index | Last | % Change |
|---|---|---|
| S&P 500 | 4,274.04 | 0.72%Negative |
| Euro STOXX 50 | 3,756.06 | -- |
| FTSE 100 | 7,515.75 | 0.27%Negative |
| Nikkei 225 | 28,966.34 | 0.88%Negative |
Source: Refinitiv, an LSEG business - data delayed by at least 15 minutes
Latest News
- WorldPeru currency hits record low, bonds fall on finance ministry vacuum
Peru's currency tumbled to a record low on its largest daily decline in over seven years after new President Pedro Castillo appointed a member of his Marxist party as prime minister and did not yet name a finance minister, leaving the direction of policy and the economy uncertain.