Investing.com – Mexico stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Consumer Goods & Services, Financial Services and Consumer Staples sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC added 0.33%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were VOLARIS A (MX:VOLARA), which rose 9.26% or 1.06 points to trade at 12.51 at the close. Meanwhile, Alsea , S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ALSEA) added 2.76% or 1.820 points to end at 67.650 and Grupo Bimbo, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:BIMBOA) was up 2.73% or 1.060 points to 39.900 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Kimberly - Clark De Mexico A (MX:KIMBERA), which fell 2.45% or 0.850 points to trade at 33.860 at the close. Grupo LALA SA de CV (MX:LALAB) declined 2.18% or 0.45 points to end at 20.15 and Grupo Televisa SAB Unit (MX:TLVACPO) was down 1.38% or 1.07 points to 76.32.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 168 to 100 and 13 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.60% or 7.30 to $1231.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 0.23% or 0.16 to hit $68.08 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 0.62% or 0.45 to trade at $73.03 a barrel.
USD/MXN was down 0.11% to 19.0324, while EUR/MXN rose 0.56% to 22.3069.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.80% at 94.22.