Investing.com – Mexico stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Telecoms Services, Industrials and Consumer Staples sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC rose 0.38%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were Megacable Holdings, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:MEGACPO), which rose 4.21% or 3.800 points to trade at 93.970 at the close. Meanwhile, Grupo Carso, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:GCARSOA1) added 3.32% or 2.050 points to end at 63.710 and Coca Cola Femsa SAB De CV (MX:KOFL) was up 1.87% or 2.18 points to 118.78 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Gentera SAB de CV (MX:GENTERA), which fell 2.67% or 0.400 points to trade at 14.580 at the close. Grupo LALA SA de CV (MX:LALAB) declined 2.44% or 0.53 points to end at 21.21 and Alpek, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ALPEKA) was down 1.12% or 0.300 points to 26.600.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 157 to 121 and 18 ended unchanged.
Shares in Megacable Holdings, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:MEGACPO) rose to all time highs; gaining 4.21% or 3.800 to 93.970. Shares in Grupo LALA SA de CV (MX:LALAB) fell to all time lows; falling 2.44% or 0.53 to 21.21.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.26% or 3.50 to $1318.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June fell 1.09% or 0.78 to hit $70.58 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract fell 0.56% or 0.43 to trade at $77.04 a barrel.
USD/MXN was up 1.06% to 19.4222, while EUR/MXN rose 1.28% to 23.1927.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.16% at 92.42.