Investing.com – Mexico stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Industrials, Healthcare and Financial Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC declined 0.55%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were BanRegio Grupo Financiero SAB de CV (MX:RA), which rose 2.74% or 2.84 points to trade at 106.44 at the close. Meanwhile, Megacable Holdings, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:MEGACPO) added 2.33% or 1.960 points to end at 86.060 and Grupo Elektra , S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ELEKTRA) was up 2.09% or 10.80 points to 528.29 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Grupo Carso, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:GCARSOA1), which fell 6.00% or 4.050 points to trade at 63.450 at the close. GMexico Transportes SA de CV (MX:GMXT) declined 2.91% or 0.820 points to end at 27.380 and Fomento Economico Mexicano UBD (MX:FMSAUBD) was down 2.70% or 4.71 points to 170.04.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 183 to 109 and 9 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 1.96% or 25.70 to $1282.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July fell 3.66% or 2.45 to hit $64.44 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract fell 3.62% or 2.75 to trade at $73.19 a barrel.
USD/MXN was down 1.04% to 20.6527, while EUR/MXN fell 0.78% to 23.9745.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.15% at 94.79.