Investing.com – Mexico stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Consumer Staples, Financial Services and Consumer Goods & Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC rose 0.65%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were Grupo Financiero Santander Mexico SAB de CV Class B (MX:BSMXB), which rose 5.24% or 1.390 points to trade at 27.920 at the close. Meanwhile, Infraestructura Energetica Nova SAB (MX:IENOVA) added 3.62% or 2.85 points to end at 81.50 and VOLARIS A (MX:VOLARA) was up 2.74% or 0.29 points to 10.88 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Grupo Bimbo, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:BIMBOA), which fell 3.29% or 1.190 points to trade at 35.030 at the close. Grupo Carso, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:GCARSOA1) declined 1.62% or 1.020 points to end at 62.000 and Nemak SAB de CV (MX:NEMAKA) was down 1.57% or 0.21 points to 13.17.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 236 to 97 and 14 ended unchanged.
Shares in Grupo Bimbo, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:BIMBOA) fell to 3-years lows; losing 3.29% or 1.190 to 35.030.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.02% or 0.30 to $1301.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July rose 1.79% or 1.16 to hit $65.89 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract rose 2.61% or 1.97 to trade at $77.33 a barrel.
USD/MXN was up 0.97% to 20.4980, while EUR/MXN rose 1.21% to 24.1930.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.21% at 93.41.