Mexico stocks higher at close of trade; S&P/BMV IPC up 0.31%
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 rose 0.31% to hit a new 3-months high.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were Qualitas Controladora, SAB De CV (BMV: Q ), which rose 5.21% or 9.26 points to trade at 186.97 at the close. Meanwhile, Genomma Lab Internacional SAB De CV (BMV: LABB ) added 3.31% or 0.91 points to end at 28.40 and Kimberly - Clark De Mexico A (BMV: KIMBERA ) was up 2.33% or 0.71 points to 31.23 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Becle SA (BMV: CUERVO ), which fell 5.02% or 0.93 points to trade at 17.61 at the close. Grupo Aeroportuario Del Sureste (BMV: ASURB ) declined 2.21% or 12.62 points to end at 558.60 and Fomento Economico Mexicano UBD (BMV: FEMSAUBD ) was down 1.73% or 3.17 points to 180.01.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 125 to 116 and 14 ended unchanged.
Shares in Becle SA (BMV: CUERVO ) fell to all time lows; falling 5.02% or 0.93 to 17.61. Shares in Genomma Lab Internacional SAB De CV (BMV: LABB ) rose to 5-year highs; rising 3.31% or 0.91 to 28.40.
Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.41% or 11.89 to $2,888.59 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March rose 0.59% or 0.42 to hit $71.03 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract rose 0.48% or 0.36 to trade at $74.65 a barrel.
USD/MXN was up 0.53% to 20.54, while EUR/MXN unchanged 0.02% to 21.21.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.37% at 107.94.