Investing.com – Mexico stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Telecoms Services, Industrials and Materials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the IPC rose 1.04%.
The best performers of the session on the IPC were Empresas ICA , S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ICA), which rose 34.58% or 1.020 points to trade at 3.970 at the close. Meanwhile, Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico (MX:GAPB) added 4.51% or 8.380 points to end at 194.160 and Gentera SAB de CV (MX:GENTERA) was up 3.81% or 1.220 points to 33.210 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were La Comercial (MX:LCMRUBC), which fell 2.18% or 0.41 points to trade at 18.40 at the close. Grupo Bimbo, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:BIMBOA) declined 1.33% or 0.740 points to end at 54.840 and Fomento Economico Mexicano UBD (MX:FMSAUBD) was down 0.50% or 0.850 points to 169.140.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 116 to 49 and 5 ended unchanged.
Shares in Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico (MX:GAPB) rose to all time highs; gaining 4.51% or 8.380 to 194.160.
Gold for August delivery was down 0.19% or 2.45 to $1292.35 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 2.49% or 1.21 to hit $49.77 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract rose 2.44% or 1.20 to trade at $50.37 a barrel.
USD/MXN was down 0.73% to 18.7020, while EUR/MXN fell 0.50% to 21.1401.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.60% at 93.73.