Investing.com – Mexico stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Healthcare, Consumer Goods & Services and Financial Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC added 0.83%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were Nemak SAB de CV (MX:NEMAKA), which rose 4.04% or 0.55 points to trade at 14.16 at the close. Meanwhile, Genomma Lab Internacional SAB De CV (MX:LABB) added 4.01% or 0.880 points to end at 22.840 and Grupo Aeroportuario Del CentroNorte (MX:OMAB) was up 3.93% or 3.640 points to 96.240 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were VOLARIS A (MX:VOLARA), which fell 3.59% or 0.64 points to trade at 17.19 at the close. Gentera SAB de CV (MX:GENTERA) declined 2.99% or 0.540 points to end at 17.550 and Gruma SAB de CV (MX:GRUMAB) was down 2.35% or 5.65 points to 234.29.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 135 to 108 and 15 ended unchanged.
Shares in VOLARIS A (MX:VOLARA) fell to 52-week lows; losing 3.59% or 0.64 to 17.19. Shares in Gentera SAB de CV (MX:GENTERA) fell to 5-year lows; down 2.99% or 0.540 to 17.550.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.93% or 12.00 to $1282.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January fell 1.03% or 0.60 to hit $57.39 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract fell 0.08% or 0.05 to trade at $62.65 a barrel.
USD/MXN was up 0.00% to 18.5655, while EUR/MXN rose 0.04% to 22.0033.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.02% at 93.22.