Mexico stocks higher at close of trade; S&P/BMV IPC up 0.46%

Investing.com – Mexico stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, 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 0.46%.

The best performers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were America Movil SAB de CV M (BMV:AMXB), which rose 2.09% or 0.30 points to trade at 14.63 at the close. Meanwhile, GCC SAB de CV (BMV:GCC) added 1.76% or 3.24 points to end at 187.76 and Fomento Economico Mexicano UBD (BMV:FEMSAUBD) was up 1.20% or 2.11 points to 177.30 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Grupo Elektra , S.A.B. De C.V. (BMV:ELEKTRA), which fell 2.06% or 7.05 points to trade at 335.01 at the close. Regional SAB de CV (BMV:RA) declined 1.31% or 1.54 points to end at 116.30 and Qualitas Controladora, SAB De CV (BMV:Q) was down 1.17% or 2.00 points to 169.20.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 135 to 70 and 19 ended unchanged.

Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.71% or 18.60 to $2,654.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February fell 0.73% or 0.51 to hit $69.59 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract fell 0.49% or 0.36 to trade at $72.81 a barrel.

USD/MXN was up 0.32% to 20.21, while EUR/MXN rose 0.49% to 21.07.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.13% at 107.88.