Investing.com – Mexico stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Consumer Goods & Services, Financial Services and Healthcare sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC fell 0.50%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were VOLARIS A (MX:VOLARA), which rose 5.06% or 0.81 points to trade at 16.83 at the close. Meanwhile, Grupo Aeroportuario Del CentroNorte (MX:OMAB) added 2.57% or 2.410 points to end at 96.070 and Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB De CV Class B (MX:GAPB) was up 2.40% or 4.44 points to 189.15 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Grupo Elektra , S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ELEKTRA), which fell 4.01% or 26.34 points to trade at 630.40 at the close. Cemex SAB de CV (MX:CMXCPO) declined 2.73% or 0.380 points to end at 13.550 and Genomma Lab Internacional SAB De CV (MX:LABB) was down 2.17% or 0.440 points to 19.850.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 168 to 134 and 19 ended unchanged.
Shares in Cemex SAB de CV (MX:CMXCPO) fell to 52-week lows; losing 2.73% or 0.380 to 13.550. Shares in Genomma Lab Internacional SAB De CV (MX:LABB) fell to 52-week lows; losing 2.17% or 0.440 to 19.850.
Gold Futures for April delivery was down 1.84% or 25.00 to $1331.20 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April rose 0.02% or 0.01 to hit $61.56 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract rose 0.05% or 0.03 to trade at $65.07 a barrel.
USD/MXN was up 0.00% to 18.7094, while EUR/MXN rose 0.01% to 23.0818.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.63% at 89.64.