Investing.com – Mexico stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Financial Services, Consumer Staples and Telecoms Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC declined 1.39% to hit a new 6-months low.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were Fomento Economico Mexicano UBD (MX:FMSAUBD), which rose 0.90% or 1.52 points to trade at 169.76 at the close. Meanwhile, Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB De CV Class B (MX:GAPB) added 0.40% or 0.71 points to end at 178.55 and Alpek, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ALPEKA) was up 0.22% or 0.050 points to 22.300 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Wal - Mart De Mexico, SAB De CV (MX:WALMEX), which fell 3.72% or 1.700 points to trade at 43.960 at the close. Grupo LALA SA de CV (MX:LALAB) declined 3.54% or 1.07 points to end at 29.17 and Grupo Financiero Banorte (MX:GFNORTEO) was down 3.47% or 3.960 points to 110.020.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 173 to 75 and 16 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.51% or 6.56 to $1293.86 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January fell 1.90% or 1.12 to hit $57.83 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract rose 0.36% or 0.23 to trade at $63.70 a barrel.
USD/MXN was down 0.03% to 18.5861, while EUR/MXN fell 0.03% to 22.1153.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.14% at 92.85.