Investing.com – Mexico stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Materials, Financial Services and Telecoms Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC fell 0.75%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were Infraestructura Energetica Nova SAB (MX:IENOVA), which rose 2.23% or 1.83 points to trade at 83.73 at the close. Meanwhile, Alpek, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ALPEKA) added 1.98% or 0.580 points to end at 29.890 and Arca Continental , S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:AC) was up 1.88% or 2.17 points to 117.72 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Kimberly - Clark De Mexico A (MX:KIMBERA), which fell 3.20% or 1.100 points to trade at 33.230 at the close. Industrias Penoles Sab De CV (MX:PENOLES) declined 2.65% or 9.35 points to end at 343.63 and Grupo LALA SA de CV (MX:LALAB) was down 2.65% or 0.58 points to 21.30.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 134 to 121 and 11 ended unchanged.
Shares in Alpek, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ALPEKA) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 1.98% or 0.580 to 29.890.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 1.16% or 15.00 to $1304.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July fell 1.57% or 1.13 to hit $70.71 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract fell 1.27% or 1.01 to trade at $78.79 a barrel.
USD/MXN was down 0.36% to 19.5615, while EUR/MXN fell 0.15% to 22.9295.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.22% at 93.70.