Mexico stocks lower at close of trade; S&P/BMV IPC down 0.44%
Investing.com – Mexico stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Industrials , Consumer Goods & Services and Consumer Staples sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC fell 0.44%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were Industrias Penoles Sab De CV (BMV: PEOLES ), which rose 5.66% or 16.94 points to trade at 316.20 at the close. Meanwhile, Grupo Aeroportuario Del CentroNorte (BMV: OMAB ) added 4.07% or 7.71 points to end at 197.24 and Grupo Televisa SAB Unit (BMV: TLEVISACPO ) was up 3.47% or 0.27 points to 8.06 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Gentera SAB de CV (BMV: GENTERA ), which fell 5.25% or 1.59 points to trade at 28.70 at the close. Becle SA (BMV: CUERVO ) declined 3.77% or 0.69 points to end at 17.59 and Grupo Mexico, S.A.B. De C.V. (BMV: GMEXICOB ) was down 2.33% or 2.31 points to 96.70.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 133 to 113 and 19 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for April delivery was down 0.98% or 28.44 to $2,867.46 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April fell 0.43% or 0.30 to hit $70.05 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract fell 0.61% or 0.45 to trade at $73.12 a barrel.
USD/MXN was up 0.51% to 20.56, while EUR/MXN rose 0.23% to 21.33.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.31% at 107.51.