Investing.com – Mexico stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Materials, Financial Services and Telecoms Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC rose 1.66%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were Industrias Penoles Sab De CV (MX:PENOLES), which rose 6.07% or 22.28 points to trade at 389.49 at the close. Meanwhile, Gentera SAB de CV (MX:GENTERA) added 5.29% or 0.690 points to end at 13.740 and Grupo Televisa SAB Unit (MX:TLVACPO) was up 5.00% or 3.02 points to 63.37 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Alfa, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ALFAA), which fell 0.21% or 0.050 points to trade at 23.710 at the close. Alpek, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ALPEKA) declined 0.20% or 0.050 points to end at 24.860 and GMexico Transportes SA de CV (MX:GMXT) was down 0.16% or 0.050 points to 32.160.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 157 to 86 and 13 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.03% or 0.40 to $1336.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 0.03% or 0.02 to hit $63.53 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 0.12% or 0.08 to trade at $68.20 a barrel.
USD/MXN was down 0.63% to 18.1033, while EUR/MXN fell 0.58% to 22.2279.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.07% at 89.79.