Investing.com – Mexico stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Consumer Staples, Telecoms Services and Financial Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC lost 0.84% to hit a new 3-months low.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were Grupo Cementos De Chihuahua (MX:GCC), which rose 4.95% or 5.280 points to trade at 112.000 at the close. Meanwhile, GMexico Transportes SA de CV (MX:GMXT) added 1.56% or 0.480 points to end at 31.230 and PINFRA SAB De CV (MX:PINFRA) was up 1.54% or 2.95 points to 194.69 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Becle SA (MX:CUERVO), which fell 15.29% or 4.615 points to trade at 25.575 at the close. Mexichem , S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:MEXCHEM) declined 5.34% or 3.140 points to end at 55.640 and Grupo Televisa SAB Unit (MX:TLVACPO) was down 2.84% or 1.61 points to 55.05.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 184 to 85 and 14 ended unchanged.
Shares in Becle SA (MX:CUERVO) fell to all time lows; down 15.29% or 4.615 to 25.575.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.57% or 7.00 to $1236.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 0.52% or 0.35 to hit $67.68 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 1.08% or 0.83 to trade at $77.72 a barrel.
USD/MXN was down 0.60% to 19.3725, while EUR/MXN fell 0.31% to 22.0952.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.34% at 96.13.