Investing.com – Mexico stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Materials, Industrials and Health Care sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Mexico, the IPC fell 0.70%.
The best performers of the session on the IPC were Bolsa Mexicana De Valores SAB De CV (MX:BOLSAA), which rose 3.52% or 0.910 points to trade at 26.630 at the close. Meanwhile, Gruma, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:GRUMAB) added 2.12% or 4.050 points to end at 196.200 and Kimberly - Clark De Mexico A (MX:KIMBERA) was up 1.33% or 0.390 points to 29.580 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Grupo Carso, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:GCARSOA1), which fell 5.83% or 3.790 points to trade at 61.460 at the close. Empresas ICA, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ICA) declined 4.52% or 0.600 points to end at 12.630 and Grupo Elektra, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ELEKTRA) was down 3.79% or 18.750 points to 471.200.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 84 to 34 and 5 ended unchanged.
Shares in Grupo Carso, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:GCARSOA1) fell to 52-week lows; down 5.83% or 3.790 to 61.460. Shares in Gruma, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:GRUMAB) rose to all time highs; up 2.12% or 4.050 to 196.200.
Gold for April delivery was down 0.48% or 5.80 to $1198.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude Oil for delivery in April rose 2.40% or 1.22 to hit $51.73 a barrel, while the April Brent Oil contract fell 1.16% or 0.70 to trade at $60.31 a barrel.
USD/MXN was up 0.36% to 15.0498, while EUR/MXN fell 0.55% to 16.6683.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.56% at 95.98.