Investing.com – Mexico stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Materials, Consumer Staples and Healthcare sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC added 0.89%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were Mexichem , S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:MEXCHEM), which rose 6.57% or 3.380 points to trade at 54.850 at the close. Meanwhile, Genomma Lab Internacional SAB De CV (MX:LABB) added 2.90% or 0.550 points to end at 19.510 and Becle SA (MX:CUERVO) was up 2.61% or 0.840 points to 33.000 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were VOLARIS A (MX:VOLARA), which fell 3.43% or 0.59 points to trade at 16.59 at the close. Alpek, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ALPEKA) declined 1.98% or 0.520 points to end at 25.700 and Nemak SAB de CV (MX:NEMAKA) was down 1.37% or 0.19 points to 13.64.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 164 to 135 and 13 ended unchanged.
Shares in Mexichem, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:MEXCHEM) rose to 3-years highs; up 6.57% or 3.380 to 54.850.
Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.14% or 1.90 to $1334.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April rose 1.54% or 0.95 to hit $62.63 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract fell 0.03% or 0.02 to trade at $66.23 a barrel.
USD/MXN was down 0.05% to 18.5942, while EUR/MXN fell 0.09% to 22.9249.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.41% at 89.66.