Investing.com – Mexico stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Financial Services, Telecoms Services and Consumer Staples sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC gained 0.43% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were Grupo Financiero Banorte (MX:GFNORTEO), which rose 1.81% or 1.910 points to trade at 107.610 at the close. Meanwhile, Grupo Carso, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:GCARSOA1) added 1.59% or 1.000 points to end at 64.060 and Grupo Bimbo, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:BIMBOA) was up 1.46% or 0.620 points to 43.000 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Megacable Holdings, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:MEGACPO), which fell 1.50% or 1.250 points to trade at 82.200 at the close. VOLARIS A (MX:VOLARA) declined 1.38% or 0.22 points to end at 15.76 and Industrias Penoles Sab De CV (MX:PENOLES) was down 0.87% or 3.48 points to 394.24.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 151 to 102 and 17 ended unchanged.
Shares in VOLARIS A (MX:VOLARA) fell to 52-week lows; falling 1.38% or 0.22 to 15.76.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.45% or 5.80 to $1297.20 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 0.42% or 0.25 to hit $59.89 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract fell 0.02% or 0.01 to trade at $66.17 a barrel.
USD/MXN was up 0.05% to 19.7222, while EUR/MXN fell 0.04% to 23.5485.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.35% at 92.34.