Investing.com – Mexico stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Financial Services, Telecommunication Services and Materials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the IPC rose 2.65%.
The best performers of the session on the IPC were Bolsa Mexicana De Valores SAB De CV (MX:BOLSAA), which rose 5.13% or 1.260 points to trade at 25.860 at the close. Meanwhile, El Puerto De Liverpool Sab De CV (MX:LIVEPOLC1) added 4.95% or 7.620 points to end at 161.840 and Grupo Televisa SA (MX:TLVACPO) was up 4.99% or 4.980 points to 104.550 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Grupo Financiero Santander Mexico (MX:SANMEXB), which fell 0.40% or 0.130 points to trade at 31.900 at the close. Alpek, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ALPEKA) declined 1.51% or 0.240 points to end at 15.700 and Infraestructura Energetica Nova SAB (MX:IENOVA) was down 0.84% or 0.60 points to 71.25.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 97 to 33 and 5 ended unchanged.
Gold for April delivery was up 0.14% or 1.70 to $1221.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude Oil for delivery in March rose 4.84% or 2.37 to hit $51.20 a barrel, while the April Brent Oil contract rose 6.12% or 3.42 to trade at $59.34 a barrel.
USD/MXN was down 0.97% to 14.9222, while EUR/MXN fell 0.39% to 17.0155.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.91% at 94.30.