Investing.com – Mexico stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Materials, Telecoms Services and Financial Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC fell 1.43% to hit a new 52-week low.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were Fomento Economico Mexicano UBD (MX:FMSAUBD), which rose 1.10% or 1.81 points to trade at 166.41 at the close. Meanwhile, Becle SA (MX:CUERVO) added 0.82% or 0.300 points to end at 36.900 and Coca Cola Femsa SAB De CV (MX:KOFL) was up 0.65% or 0.77 points to 119.97 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Cemex SAB de CV (MX:CMXCPO), which fell 5.10% or 0.645 points to trade at 12.005 at the close. VOLARIS A (MX:VOLARA) declined 3.09% or 0.47 points to end at 14.72 and Grupo Carso, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:GCARSOA1) was down 2.99% or 1.970 points to 64.010.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 186 to 48 and 9 ended unchanged.
Shares in Cemex SAB de CV (MX:CMXCPO) fell to 52-week lows; losing 5.10% or 0.645 to 12.005. Shares in Becle SA (MX:CUERVO) rose to all time highs; up 0.82% or 0.300 to 36.900.
Gold Futures for April delivery was down 1.30% or 17.50 to $1324.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May fell 0.90% or 0.59 to hit $64.66 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract fell 0.66% or 0.46 to trade at $69.00 a barrel.
USD/MXN was down 0.41% to 18.3139, while EUR/MXN fell 1.17% to 22.5459.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.90% at 89.76.