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 rose 0.52%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were Gentera SAB de CV (BMV:GENTERA), which rose 3.36% or 0.80 points to trade at 24.63 at the close. Meanwhile, Genomma Lab Internacional SAB De CV (BMV:LABB) added 3.18% or 0.84 points to end at 27.24 and Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion SAB de CV (BMV:VOLARA) was up 2.16% or 0.36 points to 17.03 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Alsea , S.A.B. De C.V. (BMV:ALSEA), which fell 4.74% or 2.08 points to trade at 41.82 at the close. Grupo Televisa SAB Unit (BMV:TLEVISACPO) declined 4.72% or 0.35 points to end at 7.06 and Cemex SAB de CV (BMV:CEMEXCPO) was down 3.65% or 0.42 points to 11.10.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 119 to 95 and 16 ended unchanged.
Shares in Alsea, S.A.B. De C.V. (BMV:ALSEA) fell to 52-week lows; falling 4.74% or 2.08 to 41.82.
Gold Futures for February delivery was down 1.23% or 33.39 to $2,681.61 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March rose 1.89% or 1.43 to hit $77.18 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 1.40% or 1.12 to trade at $80.88 a barrel.
USD/MXN was down 0.11% to 20.68, while EUR/MXN fell 0.32% to 21.14.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.16% at 109.66.