Investing.com – Mexico stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Materials, Financial Services and Industrials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC lost 1.08% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were Grupo LALA SA de CV (MX:LALAB), which rose 2.56% or 0.50 points to trade at 20.00 at the close. Meanwhile, VOLARIS A (MX:VOLARA) added 2.04% or 0.27 points to end at 13.50 and Wal - Mart De Mexico, SAB De CV (MX:WALMEX) was up 1.55% or 0.810 points to 53.220 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Cemex SAB de CV (MX:CMXCPO), which fell 4.27% or 0.560 points to trade at 12.560 at the close. Grupo Mexico, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:GMEXICOB) declined 4.05% or 2.190 points to end at 51.900 and Grupo Aeroportuario Del CentroNorte (MX:OMAB) was down 3.55% or 4.200 points to 114.230.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 148 to 117 and 13 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.35% or 4.20 to $1180.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 0.71% or 0.46 to hit $65.47 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract rose 0.85% or 0.60 to trade at $71.36 a barrel.
USD/MXN was down 0.80% to 18.9787, while EUR/MXN fell 0.57% to 21.5915.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.12% at 96.47.