Investing.com – Mexico stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Telecoms Services, Consumer Staples and Materials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC gained 0.97%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were Becle SA (MX:CUERVO), which rose 3.23% or 0.950 points to trade at 30.320 at the close. Meanwhile, Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB De CV Class B (MX:GAPB) added 2.52% or 4.81 points to end at 195.82 and Grupo Bimbo, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:BIMBOA) was up 2.46% or 0.920 points to 38.260 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Infraestructura Energetica Nova SAB (MX:IENOVA), which fell 2.46% or 2.25 points to trade at 89.20 at the close. Gruma SAB de CV (MX:GRUMAB) declined 1.41% or 3.29 points to end at 230.01 and Banco Del Bajio SA Institution De Banca Multiple (MX:BBAJIOO) was down 0.85% or 0.400 points to 46.580.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 168 to 109 and 8 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.20% or 2.40 to $1227.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 0.54% or 0.39 to hit $72.17 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 1.00% or 0.81 to trade at $81.59 a barrel.
USD/MXN was down 0.45% to 18.7576, while EUR/MXN fell 0.48% to 21.7126.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.01% at 94.78.