Investing.com – Mexico stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Materials, Consumer Staples and Telecoms Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC rose 0.28%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were VOLARIS A (MX:VOLARA), which rose 3.23% or 0.51 points to trade at 16.32 at the close. Meanwhile, Industrias Penoles Sab De CV (MX:PENOLES) added 3.19% or 12.33 points to end at 398.95 and Cemex SAB de CV (MX:CMXCPO) was up 2.69% or 0.340 points to 13.000 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Gentera SAB de CV (MX:GENTERA), which fell 3.38% or 0.510 points to trade at 14.600 at the close. Megacable Holdings, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:MEGACPO) declined 1.97% or 1.670 points to end at 83.200 and Grupo Carso, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:GCARSOA1) was down 1.89% or 1.230 points to 63.750.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 159 to 156 and 9 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.28% or 3.80 to $1339.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 2.01% or 1.25 to hit $63.31 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 2.19% or 1.47 to trade at $68.58 a barrel.
USD/MXN was up 0.32% to 18.3484, while EUR/MXN rose 0.61% to 22.6015.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.30% at 89.55.