Investing.com – Mexico stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Financial Services, Consumer Staples and Telecommunication Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the IPC rose 0.68% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the IPC were Grupo Carso, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:GCARSOA1), which rose 2.18% or 1.400 points to trade at 65.570 at the close. Meanwhile, Alpek, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ALPEKA) added 2.37% or 0.380 points to end at 16.370 and Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico (MX:GAPB) was up 2.12% or 2.090 points to 100.690 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Empresas ICA, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ICA), which fell 5.39% or 0.700 points to trade at 12.280 at the close. Ohl Mexico, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:OHLMEX) declined 4.85% or 1.430 points to end at 28.090 and Alfa, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ALFAA) was down 2.77% or 0.780 points to 27.400.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 72 to 60 and 5 ended unchanged.
Shares in Empresas ICA, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ICA) fell to 3-year lows; falling 5.39% or 0.700 to 12.280.
Gold for April delivery was down 1.55% or 19.00 to $1208.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude Oil for delivery in April rose 0.55% or 0.29 to hit $53.97 a barrel, while the April Brent Oil contract rose 1.29% or 0.79 to trade at $62.19 a barrel.
USD/MXN was down 0.12% to 14.9067, while EUR/MXN rose 0.41% to 17.0156.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.32% at 94.14.