Investing.com – Mexico stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Healthcare, Materials and Financial Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC rose 0.97% to hit a new 3-months high.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were Megacable Holdings, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:MEGACPO), which rose 3.61% or 3.010 points to trade at 86.380 at the close. Meanwhile, Grupo Financiero Banorte (MX:GFNORTEO) added 3.02% or 3.420 points to end at 116.840 and Nemak SAB de CV (MX:NEMAKA) was up 2.94% or 0.46 points to 16.13 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were PINFRA SAB De CV (MX:PINFRA), which fell 1.81% or 3.48 points to trade at 188.30 at the close. Gruma SAB de CV (MX:GRUMAB) declined 1.12% or 2.61 points to end at 230.13 and Grupo Aeroportuario Del Sureste (MX:ASURB) was down 0.67% or 2.46 points to 364.72.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 171 to 145 and 21 ended unchanged.
Shares in Megacable Holdings, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:MEGACPO) rose to all time highs; up 3.61% or 3.010 to 86.380.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 1.58% or 21.10 to $1357.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March rose 2.19% or 1.41 to hit $65.88 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to trade at $70.74 a barrel.
USD/MXN was up 0.12% to 18.5266, while EUR/MXN rose 0.11% to 22.9827.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.96% at 89.02.