Investing.com – Mexico stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Telecoms Services, Healthcare and Consumer Staples sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC declined 1.98% to hit a new 52-week low.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were Grupo Cementos De Chihuahua (MX:GCC), which rose 3.13% or 3.440 points to trade at 113.190 at the close. Meanwhile, BanRegio Grupo Financiero SAB de CV (MX:RA) added 1.84% or 1.73 points to end at 95.90 and Megacable Holdings, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:MEGACPO) was up 0.58% or 0.550 points to 96.070 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Genomma Lab Internacional SAB De CV (MX:LABB), which fell 6.76% or 0.895 points to trade at 12.335 at the close. Alpek, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ALPEKA) declined 6.21% or 1.790 points to end at 27.020 and Alfa, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ALFAA) was down 5.05% or 1.155 points to 21.725.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 155 to 125 and 10 ended unchanged.
Shares in Genomma Lab Internacional SAB De CV (MX:LABB) fell to 52-week lows; down 6.76% or 0.895 to 12.335.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.16% or 1.90 to $1203.20 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 7.89% or 4.73 to hit $55.20 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 7.13% or 5.00 to trade at $65.12 a barrel.
USD/MXN was up 0.63% to 20.4901, while EUR/MXN rose 1.20% to 23.1262.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.39% at 97.00.