Investing.com – Mexico stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Financial Services, Telecoms Services and Materials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC added 3.33%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were Grupo Financiero Santander Mexico SAB de CV Class B (MX:BSMXB), which rose 7.50% or 1.900 points to trade at 27.230 at the close. Meanwhile, Cemex SAB de CV (MX:CMXCPO) added 7.30% or 0.740 points to end at 10.880 and Alpek, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ALPEKA) was up 6.58% or 1.760 points to 28.500 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Wal - Mart De Mexico, SAB De CV (MX:WALMEX), which rose 0.01% or 0.005 points to trade at 51.885 at the close. Industrias Penoles Sab De CV (MX:PENOLES) added 0.05% or 0.14 points to end at 286.44 and Becle SA (MX:CUERVO) was up 0.22% or 0.055 points to 25.005.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 212 to 76 and 5 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 1.86% or 22.60 to $1234.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 2.77% or 1.81 to hit $63.50 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 3.60% or 2.72 to trade at $72.75 a barrel.
USD/MXN was down 1.03% to 20.1279, while EUR/MXN fell 0.27% to 22.9558.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.84% at 96.09.