Investing.com – Mexico stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Financial Services, Materials and Consumer Staples sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC rose 1.15% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were Grupo Financiero Inbursa , SAB De CV (MX:GFINBURO), which rose 4.00% or 1.230 points to trade at 31.950 at the close. Meanwhile, Kimberly - Clark De Mexico A (MX:KIMBERA) added 3.95% or 1.330 points to end at 34.990 and Industrias Penoles Sab De CV (MX:PENOLES) was up 3.94% or 15.37 points to 405.75 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Arca Continental , S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:AC), which fell 1.16% or 1.54 points to trade at 131.03 at the close. Grupo Aeroportuario Del CentroNorte (MX:OMAB) declined 1.05% or 1.070 points to end at 100.890 and Grupo Televisa SAB Unit (MX:TLVACPO) was down 0.77% or 0.57 points to 73.05.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 211 to 77 and 11 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.62% or 7.80 to $1265.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 0.02% or 0.01 to hit $57.34 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract rose 0.33% or 0.21 to trade at $63.44 a barrel.
USD/MXN was up 0.03% to 19.0896, while EUR/MXN rose 0.03% to 22.4914.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.25% at 93.23.