Investing.com – Mexico stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Industrials, Consumer Goods & Services and Consumer Staples sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC added 0.20%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion SAB de CV (BMV:VOLARA), which rose 6.43% or 0.84 points to trade at 13.90 at the close. Meanwhile, Bolsa Mexicana De Valores SAB De CV (BMV:BOLSAA) added 4.60% or 1.47 points to end at 33.43 and Grupo Televisa SAB Unit (BMV:TLEVISACPO) was up 4.53% or 0.39 points to 8.99 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Grupo Financiero Banorte (BMV:GFNORTEO), which fell 3.26% or 4.85 points to trade at 144.15 at the close. Alfa, S.A.B. De C.V. (BMV:ALFAA) declined 1.23% or 0.18 points to end at 14.47 and Alsea , S.A.B. De C.V. (BMV:ALSEA) was down 1.09% or 0.60 points to 54.38.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 179 to 44 and 21 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.43% or 11.50 to $2,690.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 0.18% or 0.13 to hit $70.71 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 0.05% or 0.04 to trade at $74.48 a barrel.
USD/MXN was up 0.30% to 19.91, while EUR/MXN rose 0.15% to 21.63.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.28% at 103.34.