Investing.com – Mexico stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Materials, Telecoms Services and Consumer Staples sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC lost 1.09%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were Grupo Comercial Chedraui, SAB De CV (BMV:CHDRAUIB), which rose 2.32% or 3.22 points to trade at 142.24 at the close. Meanwhile, Orbia Advance Corporation SAB de CV (BMV:ORBIA) added 1.68% or 0.42 points to end at 25.39 and Becle SA (BMV:CUERVO) was up 1.33% or 0.42 points to 31.90 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Regional SAB de CV (BMV:RA), which fell 4.57% or 6.61 points to trade at 137.89 at the close. Industrias Penoles Sab De CV (BMV:PEOLES) declined 4.00% or 10.49 points to end at 252.03 and Bolsa Mexicana De Valores SAB De CV (BMV:BOLSAA) was down 3.63% or 1.15 points to 30.51.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 112 to 111 and 12 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.54% or 13.30 to $2,446.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 0.71% or 0.58 to hit $80.86 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract fell 0.39% or 0.33 to trade at $84.75 a barrel.
USD/MXN was up 1.59% to 17.97, while EUR/MXN rose 1.14% to 19.58.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.45% at 103.91.