Investing.com – Mexico stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Industrials, Consumer Staples and Materials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the IPC gained 0.29%.
The best performers of the session on the IPC were Gentera SAB de CV (MX:GENTERA), which rose 2.50% or 0.850 points to trade at 34.840 at the close. Meanwhile, Cemex SAB de CV (MX:CMXCPO) added 2.22% or 0.280 points to end at 12.870 and Grupo Aeroportuario Del Sureste (MX:ASURB) was up 1.97% or 5.100 points to 263.440 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Banregio Grupo Financiero SAB De CV (MX:GFREGIOO), which fell 2.49% or 2.580 points to trade at 100.990 at the close. Infraestructura Energetica Nova SAB (MX:IENOVA) declined 1.15% or 0.78 points to end at 67.01 and Ohl Mexico, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:OHLMEX) was down 1.09% or 0.300 points to 27.240.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 85 to 66 and 12 ended unchanged.
Shares in Infraestructura Energetica Nova SAB (MX:IENOVA) fell to 52-week lows; falling 1.15% or 0.78 to 67.01.
Gold for June delivery was up 0.75% or 9.20 to $1235.70 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May fell 2.41% or 1.00 to hit $40.50 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract fell 1.55% or 0.68 to trade at $43.16 a barrel.
USD/MXN was up 0.61% to 17.5668, while EUR/MXN rose 1.07% to 19.8350.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.26% at 94.69.