Investing.com – Mexico stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Financial Services, Materials and Consumer Goods & Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC declined 0.14%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were Grupo Financiero Santander Mexico SAB de CV Class B (MX:BSMXB), which rose 3.46% or 0.880 points to trade at 26.290 at the close. Meanwhile, Alsea , S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ALSEA) added 2.42% or 1.550 points to end at 65.550 and Grupo Televisa SAB Unit (MX:TLVACPO) was up 2.38% or 1.36 points to 58.40 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Grupo Financiero Banorte (MX:GFNORTEO), which fell 2.01% or 2.310 points to trade at 112.860 at the close. Cemex SAB de CV (MX:CMXCPO) declined 2.01% or 0.260 points to end at 12.660 and Infraestructura Energetica Nova SAB (MX:IENOVA) was down 1.70% or 1.54 points to 88.91.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 139 to 119 and 9 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for April delivery was down 0.77% or 10.40 to $1344.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May fell 1.48% or 0.97 to hit $64.58 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract fell 0.98% or 0.68 to trade at $68.84 a barrel.
USD/MXN was up 0.31% to 18.3956, while EUR/MXN fell 0.01% to 22.8184.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.36% at 88.96.