Investing.com – Mexico stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Materials, Telecoms Services and Healthcare sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC gained 0.32% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were Grupo Mexico, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:GMEXICOB), which rose 2.60% or 1.650 points to trade at 65.090 at the close. Meanwhile, VOLARIS A (MX:VOLARA) added 2.20% or 0.35 points to end at 16.24 and Grupo Elektra , S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ELEKTRA) was up 1.81% or 9.46 points to 533.43 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Nemak SAB de CV (MX:NEMAKA), which fell 3.32% or 0.47 points to trade at 13.70 at the close. Arca Continental , S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:AC) declined 2.31% or 3.09 points to end at 130.72 and Megacable Holdings, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:MEGACPO) was down 2.10% or 1.790 points to 83.550.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 168 to 131 and 11 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.20% or 2.70 to $1352.20 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 3.44% or 2.29 to hit $68.81 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 3.12% or 2.23 to trade at $73.81 a barrel.
USD/MXN was up 0.34% to 18.1084, while EUR/MXN rose 0.39% to 22.4155.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.12% at 89.33.