Mexico stocks higher at close of trade; S&P/BMV IPC up 1.22%

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 1.22%.

The best performers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were Alfa, S.A.B. De C.V. (BMV:ALFAA ), which rose 7.78% or 1.13 points to trade at 15.66 at the close. Meanwhile, Gruma SAB de CV (BMV:GRUMAB ) added 6.02% or 20.90 points to end at 368.00 and Grupo Carso, S.A.B. De C.V. (BMV:GCARSOA1 ) was up 5.14% or 6.06 points to 124.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Banco Del Bajio SA Institution De Banca Multiple (BMV:BBAJIOO ), which fell 4.10% or 1.80 points to trade at 42.07 at the close. Grupo Televisa SAB Unit (BMV:TLEVISACPO ) declined 4.04% or 0.40 points to end at 9.50 and America Movil SAB de CV M (BMV:AMXB ) was down 2.83% or 0.46 points to 15.77.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 123 to 117 and 23 ended unchanged.

Shares in Alfa, S.A.B. De C.V. (BMV:ALFAA ) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 7.78% or 1.13 to 15.66. Shares in Banco Del Bajio SA Institution De Banca Multiple (BMV:BBAJIOO ) fell to 52-week lows; down 4.10% or 1.80 to 42.07.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 1.45% or 38.90 to $2,715.20 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 0.56% or 0.40 to hit $72.09 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract rose 0.71% or 0.53 to trade at $75.45 a barrel.

USD/MXN was down 1.31% to 19.82, while EUR/MXN fell 0.70% to 21.41.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.70% at 104.25.

Source: Investing.com