Investing.com – Mexico stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Financial Services, Materials and Industrials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC fell 0.80%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were Alpek, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ALPEKA), which rose 0.99% or 0.310 points to trade at 31.590 at the close. Meanwhile, El Puerto De Liverpool Sab De CV (MX:LIVEPOLC1) added 0.79% or 1.07 points to end at 136.50 and Grupo Elektra , S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ELEKTRA) was up 0.52% or 3.58 points to 687.75 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Grupo Financiero Santander Mexico SAB de CV Class B (MX:BSMXB), which fell 2.64% or 0.830 points to trade at 30.650 at the close. Grupo Carso, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:GCARSOA1) declined 2.59% or 1.980 points to end at 74.530 and VOLARIS A (MX:VOLARA) was down 2.31% or 0.31 points to 13.10.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 0 to 0.
Shares in Alpek, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ALPEKA) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 0.99% or 0.310 to 31.590.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.49% or 6.00 to $1214.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 0.06% or 0.04 to hit $68.92 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract fell 0.05% or 0.04 to trade at $73.41 a barrel.
USD/MXN was up 0.15% to 18.6664, while EUR/MXN rose 0.07% to 21.6217.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.03% at 95.03.