Investing.com – Mexico stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Materials, Healthcare and Consumer Staples sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC gained 0.03%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were Mexichem , S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:MEXCHEM), which rose 3.57% or 1.780 points to trade at 51.590 at the close. Meanwhile, Grupo Carso, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:GCARSOA1) added 2.38% or 1.550 points to end at 66.640 and Cemex SAB de CV (MX:CMXCPO) was up 2.13% or 0.320 points to 15.330 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Banregio Grupo Financiero SAB De CV (MX:GFREGIOO), which fell 1.98% or 2.16 points to trade at 106.90 at the close. Alfa, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ALFAA) declined 1.80% or 0.400 points to end at 21.820 and Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB De CV Class B (MX:GAPB) was down 1.57% or 3.12 points to 195.37.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 178 to 113 and 11 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.28% or 3.70 to $1323.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February fell 0.03% or 0.02 to hit $63.55 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract fell 0.09% or 0.06 to trade at $69.14 a barrel.
USD/MXN was down 0.07% to 19.2618, while EUR/MXN fell 0.02% to 23.1819.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.49% at 91.66.