Investing.com – Mexico stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Industrials, Materials and Financial Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Mexico, the IPC fell 0.26%.
The best performers of the session on the IPC were Grupo Televisa SA (MX:TLVACPO), which rose 0.86% or 0.890 points to trade at 104.300 at the close. Meanwhile, Gruma, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:GRUMAB) added 1.49% or 2.500 points to end at 171.250 and Grupo Elektra, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ELEKTRA) was up 0.12% or 0.650 points to 539.970 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were PINFRA SAB De CV (MX:PINFRA), which fell 2.73% or 4.790 points to trade at 170.850 at the close. Empresas ICA, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ICA) declined 1.96% or 0.260 points to end at 12.990 and Grupo Carso, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:GCARSOA1) was down 1.06% or 0.690 points to 64.280.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 44 to 37 and 2 ended unchanged.
Shares in Empresas ICA, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ICA) fell to 3-year lows; losing 1.96% or 0.260 to 12.990.
Gold for April delivery was up 0.29% or 3.60 to $1230.70 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude Oil for delivery in April fell 0.20% or 0.11 to hit $53.56 a barrel, while the April Brent Oil contract rose 0.15% or 0.09 to trade at $61.61 a barrel.
USD/MXN was up 0.24% to 14.9183, while EUR/MXN fell 0.11% to 16.9332.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.23% at 94.45.