Investing.com – Mexico stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Consumer Goods & Services, Consumer Staples and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the IPC rose 1.40% to hit a new 3-month high.
The best performers of the session on the IPC were Fomento Economico Mexicano UBD (MX:FMSAUBD), which rose 5.03% or 6.850 points to trade at 142.850 at the close. Meanwhile, Gruma, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:GRUMAB) added 3.86% or 6.710 points to end at 180.000 and Alfa, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ALFAA) was up 3.60% or 1.130 points to 32.450 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Mexichem, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:MEXCHEM), which fell 3.41% or 1.530 points to trade at 43.590 at the close. Grupo Carso, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:GCARSOA1) declined 2.53% or 1.690 points to end at 65.530 and Grupo Elektra, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ELEKTRA) was down 1.23% or 6.380 points to 507.210.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 83 to 39.
Shares in Fomento Economico Mexicano UBD (MX:FMSAUBD) rose to 52-week highs; up 5.03% or 6.850 to 142.850.
Gold for April delivery was up 0.66% or 7.90 to $1209.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude Oil for delivery in April fell 4.07% or 2.08 to hit $48.91 a barrel, while the April Brent Oil contract fell 1.81% or 1.11 to trade at $60.52 a barrel.
USD/MXN was up 0.44% to 14.9969, while EUR/MXN fell 1.01% to 16.7888.
The US Dollar Index was up 1.18% at 95.35.