Investing.com – Mexico stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Healthcare, Materials and Telecoms Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the IPC added 0.08%.
The best performers of the session on the IPC were Infraestructura Energetica Nova SAB (MX:IENOVA), which rose 1.86% or 1.87 points to trade at 102.45 at the close. Meanwhile, Grupo Financiero Banorte (MX:GFNORTEO) added 1.44% or 1.650 points to end at 116.370 and Banregio Grupo Financiero SAB De CV (MX:GFREGIOO) was up 1.20% or 1.24 points to 104.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Grupo Financiero Inbursa , SAB De CV (MX:GFINBURO), which fell 2.39% or 0.800 points to trade at 32.740 at the close. Grupo Carso, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:GCARSOA1) declined 2.05% or 1.330 points to end at 63.530 and Grupo LALA SA de CV (MX:LALAB) was down 1.81% or 0.55 points to 29.91.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 136 to 114 and 10 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.49% or 6.25 to $1275.35 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 0.71% or 0.41 to hit $56.94 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to trade at $63.55 a barrel.
USD/MXN was up 0.00% to 19.1516, while EUR/MXN rose 0.03% to 22.1943.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.20% at 94.81.