Investing.com – Mexico stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Financial Services, Industrials and Consumer Staples sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the IPC rose 0.05%.
The best performers of the session on the IPC were Banregio Grupo Financiero SAB De CV (MX:GFREGIOO), which rose 4.94% or 5.300 points to trade at 112.490 at the close. Meanwhile, Infraestructura Energetica Nova SAB (MX:IENOVA) added 3.74% or 2.71 points to end at 75.23 and Grupo Financiero Banorte (MX:GFNORTEO) was up 3.65% or 3.690 points to 104.900 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Empresas ICA , S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ICA), which fell 3.37% or 0.130 points to trade at 3.730 at the close. Ohl Mexico, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:OHLMEX) declined 3.31% or 0.880 points to end at 25.700 and Gentera SAB de CV (MX:GENTERA) was down 2.61% or 0.950 points to 35.510.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 93 to 64 and 11 ended unchanged.
Gold for December delivery was up 0.43% or 5.65 to $1317.05 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 2.64% or 1.18 to hit $43.52 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract fell 2.41% or 1.13 to trade at $45.76 a barrel.
USD/MXN was down 0.16% to 18.7548, while EUR/MXN rose 0.22% to 21.0056.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.40% at 95.63.