Investing.com – Mexico stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Consumer Goods & Services, Industrials and Consumer Staples sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Mexico, the IPC lost 0.18%.
The best performers of the session on the IPC were Nemak SAB de CV (MX:NEMAKA), which rose 2.49% or 0.39 points to trade at 16.06 at the close. Meanwhile, America Movil SAB de CV (MX:AMXL) added 1.17% or 0.190 points to end at 16.380 and Mexichem, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:MEXCHEM) was up 0.97% or 0.460 points to 47.920 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Grupo Aeroportuario Del Sureste (MX:ASURB), which fell 3.15% or 10.68 points to trade at 328.85 at the close. Infraestructura Energetica Nova SAB (MX:IENOVA) declined 1.75% or 1.78 points to end at 99.71 and Alsea, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ALSEA) was down 1.69% or 1.060 points to 61.560.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 163 to 97 and 13 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.44% or 5.67 to $1290.67 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 2.68% or 1.33 to hit $50.91 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 1.33% or 0.74 to trade at $56.53 a barrel.
USD/MXN was up 0.82% to 18.8242, while EUR/MXN rose 1.42% to 22.2353.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.53% at 93.05.