Investing.com – Mexico stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Telecoms Services, Industrials and Healthcare sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC gained 0.36%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were America Movil SAB de CV (MX:AMXL), which rose 3.27% or 0.540 points to trade at 17.070 at the close. Meanwhile, Alfa, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ALFAA) added 2.14% or 0.500 points to end at 23.850 and Nemak SAB de CV (MX:NEMAKA) was up 2.11% or 0.32 points to 15.48 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were VOLARIS A (MX:VOLARA), which fell 2.47% or 0.40 points to trade at 15.82 at the close. Kimberly - Clark De Mexico A (MX:KIMBERA) declined 2.38% or 0.850 points to end at 34.790 and Industrias Penoles Sab De CV (MX:PENOLES) was down 2.35% or 10.09 points to 419.09.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 157 to 104 and 18 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.91% or 12.20 to $1327.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February fell 0.33% or 0.21 to hit $63.76 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract fell 0.01% or 0.01 to trade at $69.13 a barrel.
USD/MXN was down 0.02% to 18.6052, while EUR/MXN rose 0.02% to 22.7773.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.38% at 90.31.