Investing.com – Mexico stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Healthcare, Consumer Goods & Services and Telecoms Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Mexico, the IPC lost 0.12%.
The best performers of the session on the IPC were Grupo Financiero Banorte (MX:GFNORTEO), which rose 3.11% or 3.770 points to trade at 125.120 at the close. Meanwhile, Bolsa Mexicana De Valores SAB De CV (MX:BOLSAA) added 2.09% or 0.640 points to end at 31.220 and Gruma SAB de CV (MX:GRUMAB) was up 1.58% or 3.82 points to 246.14 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Genomma Lab Internacional SAB De CV (MX:LABB), which fell 2.68% or 0.610 points to trade at 22.160 at the close. Grupo Elektra , S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ELEKTRA) declined 1.95% or 15.89 points to end at 799.73 and Nemak SAB de CV (MX:NEMAKA) was down 1.53% or 0.25 points to 16.12.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 140 to 91 and 11 ended unchanged.
Shares in Grupo Financiero Banorte (MX:GFNORTEO) rose to all time highs; up 3.11% or 3.770 to 125.120.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.09% or 1.18 to $1265.88 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 0.57% or 0.28 to hit $49.11 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract fell 0.69% or 0.36 to trade at $52.01 a barrel.
USD/MXN was down 0.38% to 17.8601, while EUR/MXN fell 0.77% to 20.9822.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.26% at 93.54.