Investing.com – Mexico stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Materials, Financial Services and Healthcare sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC rose 0.42%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were Kimberly - Clark De Mexico A (MX:KIMBERA), which rose 2.36% or 0.790 points to trade at 34.270 at the close. Meanwhile, Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB De CV Class B (MX:GAPB) added 1.47% or 2.83 points to end at 195.06 and Grupo Mexico, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:GMEXICOB) was up 1.30% or 0.830 points to 64.650 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were VOLARIS A (MX:VOLARA), which fell 1.90% or 0.31 points to trade at 16.03 at the close. Gruma SAB de CV (MX:GRUMAB) declined 1.63% or 3.64 points to end at 219.97 and Alfa, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ALFAA) was down 1.59% or 0.380 points to 23.470.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 145 to 124 and 16 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.78% or 10.50 to $1356.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 1.92% or 1.26 to hit $66.77 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 1.25% or 0.89 to trade at $71.93 a barrel.
USD/MXN was down 0.23% to 18.2218, while EUR/MXN fell 0.11% to 22.5345.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.11% at 89.22.