Investing.com – Mexico stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, 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 added 0.59%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were Grupo Televisa SAB Unit (BMV:TLEVISACPO), which rose 7.76% or 0.59 points to trade at 8.19 at the close. Meanwhile, Banco Del Bajio SA Institution De Banca Multiple (BMV:BBAJIOO) added 2.54% or 1.18 points to end at 47.57 and Alfa, S.A.B. De C.V. (BMV:ALFAA) was up 2.13% or 0.29 points to 13.91 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Wal Mart de Mexico SAB de CV (BMV:WALMEX), which fell 1.47% or 0.91 points to trade at 61.10 at the close. Grupo Financiero Inbursa , SAB De CV (BMV:GFINBURO) declined 1.14% or 0.53 points to end at 46.07 and Genomma Lab Internacional SAB De CV (BMV:LABB) was down 1.09% or 0.23 points to 20.89.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 133 to 89 and 17 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.29% or 7.60 to $2,584.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 1.16% or 0.81 to hit $69.15 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 0.07% or 0.05 to trade at $72.94 a barrel.
USD/MXN was unchanged 0.01% to 19.28, while EUR/MXN unchanged 0.00% to 21.44.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.06% at 100.63.