Mexico stocks higher at close of trade; S&P/BMV IPC up 0.15%

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 added 0.15%.

The best performers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were Gentera SAB de CV (BMV:GENTERA), which rose 3.78% or 0.93 points to trade at 25.54 at the close. Meanwhile, Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta SAB (BMV:VESTA) added 2.81% or 1.35 points to end at 49.38 and Becle SA (BMV:CUERVO) was up 2.70% or 0.71 points to 27.02 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Banco Del Bajio SA Institution De Banca Multiple (BMV:BBAJIOO), which fell 3.11% or 1.37 points to trade at 42.72 at the close. Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB De CV Class B (BMV:GAPB) declined 2.27% or 8.73 points to end at 375.95 and Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de CV (BMV:KOFUBL) was down 1.94% or 3.18 points to 160.46.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 79 to 54 and 11 ended unchanged.

Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.11% or 3.00 to $2,661.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 0.23% or 0.16 to hit $68.88 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract rose 0.53% or 0.38 to trade at $72.68 a barrel.

USD/MXN was down 0.71% to 20.43, while EUR/MXN fell 0.87% to 21.57.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.07% at 106.13.