Investing.com – Mexico stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Materials, Consumer Staples and Telecoms Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC lost 0.33%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were Regional SAB de CV (BMV:RA), which rose 2.04% or 2.65 points to trade at 132.11 at the close. Meanwhile, Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB De CV Class B (BMV:GAPB) added 1.80% or 5.48 points to end at 311.41 and Grupo Comercial Chedraui, SAB De CV (BMV:CHDRAUIB) was up 1.59% or 2.33 points to 148.52 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Industrias Penoles Sab De CV (BMV:PEOLES), which fell 2.72% or 6.96 points to trade at 250.12 at the close. Cemex SAB de CV (BMV:CEMEXCPO) declined 2.59% or 0.33 points to end at 12.41 and Gruma SAB de CV (BMV:GRUMAB) was down 2.34% or 8.97 points to 375.16.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 129 to 97 and 14 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 2.16% or 53.80 to $2,546.20 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 2.00% or 1.56 to hit $76.60 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract fell 1.65% or 1.34 to trade at $79.70 a barrel.
USD/MXN was up 0.03% to 18.64, while EUR/MXN rose 0.46% to 20.56.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.55% at 102.25.