Investing.com – Mexico stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Consumer Staples, Financial Services and Healthcare sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC gained 0.39%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were Infraestructura Energetica Nova SAB (MX:IENOVA), which rose 3.31% or 2.62 points to trade at 81.80 at the close. Meanwhile, Alpek, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ALPEKA) added 3.24% or 0.920 points to end at 29.300 and El Puerto De Liverpool Sab De CV (MX:LIVEPOLC1) was up 2.97% or 3.29 points to 114.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Grupo Mexico, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:GMEXICOB), which fell 3.17% or 1.810 points to trade at 55.210 at the close. Nemak SAB de CV (MX:NEMAKA) declined 2.71% or 0.38 points to end at 13.65 and VOLARIS A (MX:VOLARA) was down 2.62% or 0.28 points to 10.41.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 179 to 110 and 12 ended unchanged.
Shares in Alpek, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ALPEKA) rose to 52-week highs; up 3.24% or 0.920 to 29.300. Shares in VOLARIS A (MX:VOLARA) fell to 3-years lows; down 2.62% or 0.28 to 10.41.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.11% or 1.40 to $1293.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July fell 0.60% or 0.43 to hit $71.77 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract rose 0.18% or 0.14 to trade at $79.71 a barrel.
USD/MXN was down 0.82% to 19.6105, while EUR/MXN fell 1.54% to 22.9359.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.44% at 93.92.