Investing.com – Mexico stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Health Care, Materials and Consumer Goods & Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Mexico, the IPC fell 0.70%.
The best performers of the session on the IPC were Gruma, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:GRUMAB), which rose 5.74% or 10.520 points to trade at 193.650 at the close. Meanwhile, Grupo Elektra, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ELEKTRA) added 1.82% or 9.090 points to end at 505.250 and Grupo Televisa SA (MX:TLVACPO) was up 0.87% or 0.880 points to 102.350 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Genomma Lab Internacional SAB De CV (MX:LABB), which fell 19.98% or 3.260 points to trade at 13.400 at the close. Alpek, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ALPEKA) declined 3.84% or 0.690 points to end at 17.200 and Kimberly - Clark De Mexico A (MX:KIMBERA) was down 3.51% or 1.070 points to 29.230.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 74 to 50 and 4 ended unchanged.
Shares in Gruma, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:GRUMAB) rose to all time highs; rising 5.74% or 10.520 to 193.650. Shares in Genomma Lab Internacional SAB De CV (MX:LABB) fell to 3-year lows; falling 19.98% or 3.260 to 13.400.
Gold for April delivery was down 0.59% or 7.20 to $1205.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude Oil for delivery in April fell 0.06% or 0.03 to hit $49.73 a barrel, while the April Brent Oil contract fell 4.31% or 2.69 to trade at $59.88 a barrel.
USD/MXN was up 0.42% to 15.0116, while EUR/MXN rose 0.26% to 16.7822.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.24% at 95.52.