Investing.com – Mexico stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Telecoms Services, Consumer Staples and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC rose 0.27%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were Alpek, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ALPEKA), which rose 2.59% or 0.580 points to trade at 22.970 at the close. Meanwhile, Grupo Aeroportuario Del Sureste (MX:ASURB) added 2.02% or 6.81 points to end at 343.14 and Grupo Aeroportuario Del CentroNorte (MX:OMAB) was up 1.94% or 1.880 points to 98.770 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Gentera SAB de CV (MX:GENTERA), which fell 3.00% or 0.500 points to trade at 16.140 at the close. El Puerto De Liverpool Sab De CV (MX:LIVEPOLC1) declined 2.38% or 2.82 points to end at 115.59 and Kimberly - Clark De Mexico A (MX:KIMBERA) was down 2.25% or 0.760 points to 33.050.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 179 to 79 and 14 ended unchanged.
Shares in Gentera SAB de CV (MX:GENTERA) fell to 5-year lows; losing 3.00% or 0.500 to 16.140. Shares in El Puerto De Liverpool Sab De CV (MX:LIVEPOLC1) fell to 5-year lows; down 2.38% or 2.82 to 115.59.
Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.38% or 4.80 to $1243.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 1.13% or 0.65 to hit $58.01 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract rose 0.14% or 0.09 to trade at $64.81 a barrel.
USD/MXN was down 0.08% to 19.0574, while EUR/MXN rose 0.00% to 22.4340.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.11% at 93.94.