Investing.com – Mexico stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Financial Services, Telecommunication Services and Consumer Staples sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Mexico, the IPC fell 0.34%.
The best performers of the session on the IPC were Grupo Bimbo, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:BIMBOA), which rose 3.27% or 1.400 points to trade at 44.100 at the close. Meanwhile, Empresas ICA, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ICA) added 3.23% or 0.420 points to end at 13.400 and Banregio Grupo Financiero SAB De CV (MX:GFREGIOO) was up 2.83% or 2.190 points to 79.500 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Grupo Financiero Banorte (MX:GFNORTEO), which fell 2.54% or 2.270 points to trade at 87.380 at the close. Grupo Elektra, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ELEKTRA) declined 1.75% or 7.730 points to end at 432.380 and Wal - Mart De Mexico, SAB De CV (MX:WALMEX) was down 1.70% or 0.640 points to 37.090.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 77 to 58 and 4 ended unchanged.
Shares in Grupo Bimbo, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:BIMBOA) rose to 52-week highs; up 3.27% or 1.400 to 44.100.
Gold for April delivery was up 1.10% or 12.90 to $1181.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude Oil for delivery in May rose 2.02% or 0.92 to hit $46.45 a barrel, while the May Brent Oil contract rose 1.41% or 0.77 to trade at $55.20 a barrel.
USD/MXN was down 1.44% to 15.0600, while EUR/MXN rose 0.06% to 16.2949.
The US Dollar Index was down 1.41% at 98.05.