Investing.com – Mexico stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Financial Services, Consumer Goods & Services and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC added 0.57% to hit a new 3-months high.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were VOLARIS A (MX:VOLARA), which rose 2.54% or 0.38 points to trade at 15.35 at the close. Meanwhile, Grupo Financiero Banorte (MX:GFNORTEO) added 1.96% or 2.180 points to end at 113.420 and Infraestructura Energetica Nova SAB (MX:IENOVA) was up 1.80% or 1.67 points to 94.38 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Wal - Mart De Mexico, SAB De CV (MX:WALMEX), which fell 1.42% or 0.680 points to trade at 47.310 at the close. PINFRA SAB De CV (MX:PINFRA) declined 0.65% or 1.26 points to end at 191.78 and Arca Continental , S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:AC) was down 0.60% or 0.84 points to 138.66.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 203 to 107 and 15 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.68% or 9.10 to $1341.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March rose 1.42% or 0.90 to hit $64.47 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract fell 0.11% or 0.08 to trade at $69.83 a barrel.
USD/MXN was down 0.02% to 18.6940, while EUR/MXN rose 0.01% to 22.9931.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.30% at 89.88.