Investing.com – Mexico stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Industrials, Financial Services and Consumer Staples sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC added 0.37%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB De CV Class B (MX:GAPB), which rose 4.87% or 9.04 points to trade at 194.53 at the close. Meanwhile, Grupo Aeroportuario Del Sureste (MX:ASURB) added 3.75% or 12.52 points to end at 346.36 and Grupo Carso, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:GCARSOA1) was up 3.05% or 1.810 points to 61.160 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Grupo Televisa SAB Unit (MX:TLVACPO), which fell 2.30% or 1.61 points to trade at 68.37 at the close. Mexichem , S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:MEXCHEM) declined 2.19% or 1.060 points to end at 47.410 and Grupo Financiero Santander Mexico SAB De CV (MX:SANMEXB) was down 1.69% or 0.510 points to 29.720.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 107 to 92 and 20 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.51% or 6.50 to $1279.70 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 1.57% or 0.90 to hit $58.30 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract rose 1.58% or 0.99 to trade at $63.62 a barrel.
USD/MXN was down 0.03% to 18.6329, while EUR/MXN fell 0.10% to 22.1564.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.17% at 92.81.