Investing.com – Mexico stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Telecoms Services, Materials and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC rose 0.52% to hit a new 3-months high.
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 3.25% or 2.200 points to trade at 69.990 at the close. Meanwhile, Gruma SAB de CV (MX:GRUMAB) added 3.10% or 7.76 points to end at 257.99 and Grupo Mexico, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:GMEXICOB) was up 2.96% or 1.650 points to 57.460 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Nemak SAB de CV (MX:NEMAKA), which fell 2.87% or 0.41 points to trade at 13.88 at the close. Grupo Aeroportuario Del Sureste (MX:ASURB) declined 2.17% or 6.94 points to end at 313.51 and Grupo Financiero Santander Mexico SAB de CV Class B (MX:BSMXB) was down 2.11% or 0.620 points to 28.840.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 232 to 106 and 11 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.23% or 2.90 to $1258.70 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 0.31% or 0.23 to hit $74.03 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 1.47% or 1.13 to trade at $78.24 a barrel.
USD/MXN was up 0.63% to 19.1716, while EUR/MXN rose 0.74% to 22.5277.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.04% at 93.80.