Investing.com – Mexico stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Consumer Goods & Services, Industrials and Materials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC rose 0.52% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were Grupo Bimbo, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:BIMBOA), which rose 3.82% or 1.570 points to trade at 42.650 at the close. Meanwhile, Gentera SAB de CV (MX:GENTERA) added 3.42% or 0.500 points to end at 15.140 and Nemak SAB de CV (MX:NEMAKA) was up 2.47% or 0.38 points to 15.75 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Infraestructura Energetica Nova SAB (MX:IENOVA), which fell 3.10% or 2.89 points to trade at 90.48 at the close. Megacable Holdings, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:MEGACPO) declined 1.07% or 0.900 points to end at 82.980 and Becle SA (MX:CUERVO) was down 1.02% or 0.370 points to 35.800.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 151 to 98 and 10 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 1.62% or 22.10 to $1337.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 0.45% or 0.30 to hit $67.12 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 0.06% or 0.04 to trade at $72.10 a barrel.
USD/MXN was down 0.14% to 18.2021, while EUR/MXN fell 0.46% to 22.4406.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.27% at 89.46.