Investing.com – Mexico stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Financial Services, Consumer Staples and Materials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC added 0.42% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were Banregio Grupo Financiero SAB De CV (MX:GFREGIOO), which rose 3.14% or 3.28 points to trade at 107.89 at the close. Meanwhile, Grupo Financiero Banorte (MX:GFNORTEO) added 2.03% or 2.100 points to end at 105.700 and Kimberly - Clark De Mexico A (MX:KIMBERA) was up 1.88% or 0.620 points to 33.630 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Megacable Holdings, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:MEGACPO), which fell 2.91% or 2.500 points to trade at 83.450 at the close. Alsea , S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ALSEA) declined 2.45% or 1.580 points to end at 62.790 and VOLARIS A (MX:VOLARA) was down 2.26% or 0.37 points to 15.98.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 146 to 107 and 16 ended unchanged.
Shares in VOLARIS A (MX:VOLARA) fell to 52-week lows; falling 2.26% or 0.37 to 15.98.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.30% or 3.90 to $1291.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February fell 0.63% or 0.38 to hit $59.59 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 0.08% or 0.05 to trade at $65.97 a barrel.
USD/MXN was down 0.01% to 19.6882, while EUR/MXN rose 0.01% to 23.4222.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.19% at 92.66.