Investing.com – Mexico stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Consumer Staples, Industrials and Financial Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC lost 2.16%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were Grupo Financiero Inbursa , SAB De CV (MX:GFINBURO), which rose 0.27% or 0.090 points to trade at 33.180 at the close. Meanwhile, Megacable Holdings, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:MEGACPO) fell 0.01% or 0.010 points to end at 83.600 and Banregio Grupo Financiero SAB De CV (MX:GFREGIOO) was down 0.15% or 0.18 points to 115.98 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Wal - Mart De Mexico, SAB De CV (MX:WALMEX), which fell 4.21% or 1.960 points to trade at 44.610 at the close. Grupo Carso, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:GCARSOA1) declined 3.83% or 2.710 points to end at 67.990 and Grupo Financiero Banorte (MX:GFNORTEO) was down 3.77% or 4.510 points to 115.160.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 290 to 40 and 5 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for April delivery was down 0.72% or 9.60 to $1326.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 0.41% or 0.26 to hit $63.89 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract fell 0.01% or 0.01 to trade at $67.27 a barrel.
USD/MXN was down 0.07% to 18.5925, while EUR/MXN fell 0.07% to 23.0128.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.06% at 89.52.