Investing.com – Mexico stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Financial Services, Materials and Consumer Staples sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC rose 0.57%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were Grupo Mexico, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:GMEXICOB), which rose 3.18% or 1.960 points to trade at 63.670 at the close. Meanwhile, Arca Continental , S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:AC) added 2.45% or 3.10 points to end at 129.56 and Coca Cola Femsa SAB De CV (MX:KOFL) was up 2.16% or 2.60 points to 123.04 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Grupo Televisa SAB Unit (MX:TLVACPO), which fell 4.58% or 3.04 points to trade at 63.37 at the close. Industrias Penoles Sab De CV (MX:PENOLES) declined 2.07% or 8.26 points to end at 391.46 and Gruma SAB de CV (MX:GRUMAB) was down 0.75% or 1.69 points to 222.99.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 177 to 93 and 13 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.27% or 3.60 to $1343.70 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 3.37% or 2.14 to hit $65.56 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 3.39% or 2.33 to trade at $70.98 a barrel.
USD/MXN was down 0.55% to 18.2490, while EUR/MXN fell 0.28% to 22.5463.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.23% at 89.32.