Investing.com – Mexico stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Consumer Staples, Consumer Goods & Services and Financial Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC gained 0.29%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were Nemak SAB de CV (MX:NEMAKA), which rose 3.09% or 0.46 points to trade at 15.36 at the close. Meanwhile, Grupo Carso, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:GCARSOA1) added 2.54% or 1.670 points to end at 67.420 and Gruma SAB de CV (MX:GRUMAB) was up 2.15% or 5.28 points to 250.78 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Cemex SAB de CV (MX:CMXCPO), which fell 1.36% or 0.210 points to trade at 15.180 at the close. Kimberly - Clark De Mexico A (MX:KIMBERA) declined 1.29% or 0.450 points to end at 34.360 and Grupo Aeroportuario Del CentroNorte (MX:OMAB) was down 0.88% or 0.930 points to 104.330.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 159 to 88 and 20 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.11% or 1.40 to $1320.20 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February fell 0.73% or 0.45 to hit $61.56 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract fell 0.51% or 0.35 to trade at $67.72 a barrel.
USD/MXN was down 0.58% to 19.1802, while EUR/MXN fell 0.87% to 23.0761.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.16% at 91.75.