Investing.com – Mexico stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Consumer Staples, Consumer Goods & Services and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC rose 0.21%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were VOLARIS A (MX:VOLARA), which rose 5.87% or 0.91 points to trade at 16.42 at the close. Meanwhile, Alfa, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ALFAA) added 3.21% or 0.720 points to end at 23.170 and Kimberly - Clark De Mexico A (MX:KIMBERA) was up 3.20% or 1.100 points to 35.480 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Grupo Financiero Banorte (MX:GFNORTEO), which fell 2.42% or 2.690 points to trade at 108.260 at the close. Becle SA (MX:CUERVO) declined 1.33% or 0.430 points to end at 31.960 and Grupo Mexico, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:GMEXICOB) was down 1.13% or 0.750 points to 65.530.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 195 to 129 and 19 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.29% or 3.90 to $1338.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February fell 0.64% or 0.41 to hit $63.89 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract fell 0.01% or 0.01 to trade at $69.28 a barrel.
USD/MXN was up 0.01% to 18.7754, while EUR/MXN unchanged 0.00% to 23.0196.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.11% at 90.23.