Investing.com – Mexico stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Consumer Goods & Services, Consumer Staples and Telecoms Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC fell 0.13% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were Grupo Carso, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:GCARSOA1), which rose 4.35% or 2.900 points to trade at 69.580 at the close. Meanwhile, Alfa, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ALFAA) added 2.75% or 0.610 points to end at 22.780 and PINFRA SAB De CV (MX:PINFRA) was up 2.67% or 4.96 points to 190.67 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Grupo Elektra , S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ELEKTRA), which fell 3.12% or 20.06 points to trade at 622.01 at the close. VOLARIS A (MX:VOLARA) declined 2.93% or 0.44 points to end at 14.59 and Banregio Grupo Financiero SAB De CV (MX:GFREGIOO) was down 2.66% or 3.05 points to 111.76.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 195 to 100 and 15 ended unchanged.
Shares in VOLARIS A (MX:VOLARA) fell to 52-week lows; falling 2.93% or 0.44 to 14.59.
Gold Futures for April delivery was down 0.07% or 0.90 to $1318.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 3.42% or 2.09 to hit $59.06 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract fell 3.38% or 2.19 to trade at $62.62 a barrel.
USD/MXN was down 0.97% to 18.7097, while EUR/MXN fell 1.00% to 22.9121.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.03% at 90.22.