Investing.com – Mexico stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Industrials, Consumer Goods & Services and Consumer Staples sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC gained 0.44%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were Megacable Holdings, S.A.B. De C.V. (BMV:MEGACPO), which rose 2.71% or 1.07 points to trade at 40.49 at the close. Meanwhile, GCC SAB de CV (BMV:GCC) added 2.25% or 3.33 points to end at 151.44 and Gruma SAB de CV (BMV:GRUMAB) was up 2.15% or 7.80 points to 370.45 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Banco Del Bajio SA Institution De Banca Multiple (BMV:BBAJIOO), which fell 2.31% or 1.07 points to trade at 45.18 at the close. Arca Continental , S.A.B. De C.V. (BMV:AC) declined 1.43% or 2.70 points to end at 186.53 and Grupo Financiero Inbursa , SAB De CV (BMV:GFINBURO) was down 1.31% or 0.59 points to 44.52.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 119 to 111 and 13 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.26% or 7.00 to $2,653.20 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 0.38% or 0.27 to hit $70.73 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 0.12% or 0.09 to trade at $73.47 a barrel.
USD/MXN was up 0.09% to 19.43, while EUR/MXN rose 0.07% to 21.60.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.23% at 100.65.