Investing.com – Mexico stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Industrials, Consumer Goods & Services and Consumer Staples sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the IPC rose 0.26% 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 4.39% or 3.700 points to trade at 87.990 at the close. Meanwhile, Ohl Mexico, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:OHLMEX) added 3.59% or 0.750 points to end at 21.650 and Genomma Lab Internacional SAB De CV (MX:LABB) was up 3.48% or 0.690 points to 20.520 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Alpek, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ALPEKA), which fell 2.01% or 0.520 points to trade at 25.320 at the close. Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico (MX:GAPB) declined 1.87% or 3.210 points to end at 168.430 and Grupo Mexico, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:GMEXICOB) was down 1.68% or 1.100 points to 64.560.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 160 to 126 and 10 ended unchanged.
Gold for February delivery was down 0.89% or 10.80 to $1200.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 0.38% or 0.20 to hit $52.98 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 0.11% or 0.06 to trade at $55.38 a barrel.
USD/MXN was up 0.10% to 21.0959, while EUR/MXN rose 0.07% to 22.6675.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.36% at 99.91.