Investing.com – Mexico stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Materials, Financial Services and Consumer Staples sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC lost 1.11% to hit a new 6-months low.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were Grupo Televisa SAB Unit (MX:TLVACPO), which rose 3.98% or 2.68 points to trade at 69.98 at the close. Meanwhile, Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB De CV Class B (MX:GAPB) added 1.92% or 3.49 points to end at 185.49 and Alfa, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ALFAA) was up 1.71% or 0.350 points to 20.770 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Wal - Mart De Mexico, SAB De CV (MX:WALMEX), which fell 4.13% or 1.890 points to trade at 43.920 at the close. Grupo Mexico, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:GMEXICOB) declined 3.89% or 2.360 points to end at 58.330 and Industrias Penoles Sab De CV (MX:PENOLES) was down 3.51% or 14.24 points to 390.94.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 120 to 98 and 9 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.61% or 7.80 to $1274.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 0.21% or 0.12 to hit $57.42 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract rose 0.02% or 0.01 to trade at $62.72 a barrel.
USD/MXN was up 0.05% to 18.6471, while EUR/MXN rose 0.04% to 22.1879.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.27% at 92.97.