Investing.com – Mexico stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Materials, Consumer Goods & Services and Consumer Staples sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC fell 0.34%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were Grupo Televisa SAB Unit (MX:TLVACPO), which rose 5.42% or 2.93 points to trade at 56.98 at the close. Meanwhile, Alpek, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ALPEKA) added 2.90% or 0.750 points to end at 26.590 and Grupo Aeroportuario Del Sureste (MX:ASURB) was up 1.17% or 3.77 points to 326.56 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Industrias Penoles Sab De CV (MX:PENOLES), which fell 3.04% or 12.00 points to trade at 383.11 at the close. Kimberly - Clark De Mexico A (MX:KIMBERA) declined 2.94% or 1.060 points to end at 34.980 and PINFRA SAB De CV (MX:PINFRA) was down 2.55% or 4.80 points to 183.26.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 219 to 71 and 13 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.10% or 1.30 to $1330.20 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 0.06% or 0.04 to hit $64.23 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract fell 0.04% or 0.03 to trade at $68.86 a barrel.
USD/MXN was up 0.06% to 18.6471, while EUR/MXN rose 0.13% to 22.9667.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.21% at 89.47.