Mexico stocks higher at close of trade; S&P/BMV IPC up 0.26%

Investing.com – Mexico stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Industrials, Consumer Goods & Services and Consumer Staples sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC gained 0.26%.

The best performers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were Grupo Televisa SAB Unit (BMV:TLEVISACPO), which rose 3.37% or 0.30 points to trade at 9.19 at the close. Meanwhile, Grupo Carso, S.A.B. De C.V. (BMV:GCARSOA1) added 2.91% or 3.71 points to end at 131.39 and Gentera SAB de CV (BMV:GENTERA) was up 2.60% or 1.10 points to 43.46 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Industrias Penoles Sab De CV (BMV:PEOLES), which fell 3.35% or 18.40 points to trade at 531.00 at the close. Promotora y Operadora de Infraestructura SAB de CV (BMV:PINFRA) declined 2.19% or 5.29 points to end at 236.18 and Becle SA (BMV:CUERVO) was down 1.98% or 0.45 points to 22.29.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 129 to 110 and 18 ended unchanged.

Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.05% or 1.65 to $3,381.55 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 1.27% or 0.81 to hit $63.15 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract fell 1.05% or 0.70 to trade at $66.14 a barrel.

USD/MXN was down 0.23% to 18.74, while EUR/MXN rose 0.27% to 21.94.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.40% at 97.71.

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