Investing.com – Mexico stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Materials, Telecoms Services and Financial Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC added 0.78%.
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 7.30% or 3.620 points to trade at 53.200 at the close. Meanwhile, Gruma SAB de CV (MX:GRUMAB) added 4.26% or 8.92 points to end at 218.07 and Grupo Televisa SAB Unit (MX:TLVACPO) was up 3.15% or 2.10 points to 68.70 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Infraestructura Energetica Nova SAB (MX:IENOVA), which fell 3.41% or 2.84 points to trade at 80.50 at the close. Alsea , S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ALSEA) declined 2.17% or 1.420 points to end at 63.990 and Grupo Bimbo, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:BIMBOA) was down 1.92% or 0.730 points to 37.330.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 161 to 122 and 13 ended unchanged.
Shares in Grupo Bimbo, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:BIMBOA) fell to 3-years lows; falling 1.92% or 0.730 to 37.330.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.53% or 6.90 to $1293.20 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July fell 1.97% or 1.32 to hit $65.72 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract fell 1.15% or 0.89 to trade at $76.67 a barrel.
USD/MXN was up 0.12% to 19.9344, while EUR/MXN fell 0.19% to 23.2419.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.22% at 94.16.