Investing.com – Mexico stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Healthcare, Financial Services and Telecoms Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC added 0.65%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were Gentera SAB de CV (MX:GENTERA), which rose 5.01% or 0.690 points to trade at 14.450 at the close. Meanwhile, Industrias Penoles Sab De CV (MX:PENOLES) added 3.50% or 11.77 points to end at 348.17 and Grupo LALA SA de CV (MX:LALAB) was up 3.38% or 0.70 points to 21.39 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Alpek, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ALPEKA), which fell 2.95% or 0.860 points to trade at 28.300 at the close. Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB De CV Class B (MX:GAPB) declined 2.43% or 4.13 points to end at 165.85 and Grupo Aeroportuario Del CentroNorte (MX:OMAB) was down 1.88% or 1.860 points to 96.980.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 156 to 128 and 13 ended unchanged.
Shares in Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB De CV Class B (MX:GAPB) fell to 52-week lows; down 2.43% or 4.13 to 165.85.
Gold Futures for June delivery was unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to $1290.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July fell 0.44% or 0.32 to hit $72.03 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract rose 0.21% or 0.17 to trade at $79.39 a barrel.
USD/MXN was down 0.26% to 19.7685, while EUR/MXN fell 0.37% to 23.2847.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.05% at 93.51.