Mexico stocks lower at close of trade; S&P/BMV IPC down 0.53%

Investing.com – Mexico stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, 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 declined 0.53%.

The best performers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were Regional SAB de CV (BMV:RA ), which rose 8.48% or 9.69 points to trade at 124.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Grupo Financiero Banorte (BMV:GFNORTEO ) added 7.63% or 10.65 points to end at 150.15 and Grupo Financiero Inbursa , SAB De CV (BMV:GFINBURO ) was up 5.90% or 2.63 points to 47.23 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Qualitas Controladora, SAB De CV (BMV:Q ), which fell 5.34% or 8.22 points to trade at 145.75 at the close. Grupo Aeroportuario Del Sureste (BMV:ASURB ) declined 4.57% or 25.46 points to end at 531.91 and Cemex SAB de CV (BMV:CEMEXCPO ) was down 4.31% or 0.52 points to 11.54.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 142 to 82 and 15 ended unchanged.

Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.38% or 10.20 to $2,680.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 1.69% or 1.18 to hit $71.01 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 0.05% or 0.04 to trade at $74.62 a barrel.

USD/MXN was up 0.09% to 19.42, while EUR/MXN rose 0.05% to 21.45.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.45% at 101.39.

Source: Investing.com