Investing.com – Mexico stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Telecoms Services, Industrials and Financial Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC gained 0.28%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were Grupo Aeroportuario Del Sureste (MX:ASURB), which rose 3.16% or 11.11 points to trade at 362.55 at the close. Meanwhile, Industrias Penoles Sab De CV (MX:PENOLES) added 2.31% or 7.33 points to end at 325.30 and Alfa, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ALFAA) was up 1.86% or 0.460 points to 25.140 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Nemak SAB de CV (MX:NEMAKA), which fell 2.63% or 0.42 points to trade at 15.54 at the close. Gentera SAB de CV (MX:GENTERA) declined 2.26% or 0.420 points to end at 18.130 and Grupo Elektra , S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ELEKTRA) was down 2.07% or 17.85 points to 844.86.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 134 to 128 and 15 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.35% or 4.20 to $1205.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 1.14% or 0.78 to hit $67.94 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract fell 0.75% or 0.58 to trade at $76.69 a barrel.
USD/MXN was down 0.67% to 19.2133, while EUR/MXN fell 0.72% to 22.3350.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.09% at 94.98.