Investing.com – Mexico stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Consumer Staples, Financial Services and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC added 0.50%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were Grupo Carso, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:GCARSOA1), which rose 4.31% or 2.750 points to trade at 66.540 at the close. Meanwhile, Wal - Mart De Mexico, SAB De CV (MX:WALMEX) added 3.54% or 1.780 points to end at 52.010 and Fomento Economico Mexicano UBD (MX:FMSAUBD) was up 3.13% or 5.40 points to 177.97 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were El Puerto De Liverpool Sab De CV (MX:LIVEPOLC1), which fell 2.56% or 3.30 points to trade at 125.69 at the close. Cemex SAB de CV (MX:CMXCPO) declined 2.49% or 0.310 points to end at 12.160 and Grupo Televisa SAB Unit (MX:TLVACPO) was down 2.41% or 1.58 points to 64.01.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 143 to 138 and 15 ended unchanged.
Shares in Wal - Mart De Mexico, SAB De CV (MX:WALMEX) rose to all time highs; rising 3.54% or 1.780 to 52.010.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.35% or 4.60 to $1318.20 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 0.22% or 0.15 to hit $68.20 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 1.01% or 0.75 to trade at $74.75 a barrel.
USD/MXN was down 0.32% to 18.7876, while EUR/MXN fell 0.79% to 22.7381.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.40% at 91.39.