Investing.com – Mexico stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Materials, Telecoms Services and Healthcare sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the IPC rose 0.48%.
The best performers of the session on the IPC were Genomma Lab Internacional SAB De CV (MX:LABB), which rose 3.07% or 0.360 points to trade at 12.080 at the close. Meanwhile, America Movil L , S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:AMXL) added 2.61% or 0.340 points to end at 13.370 and Industrias Penoles Sab De CV (MX:PENOLES) was up 2.35% or 5.210 points to 226.890 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Grupo LALA SA de CV (MX:LALAB), which fell 1.72% or 0.74 points to trade at 42.35 at the close. Empresas ICA , S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ICA) declined 2.33% or 0.100 points to end at 4.190 and Coca-Cola Femsa, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:KOFL) was down 1.06% or 1.460 points to 135.690.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 86 to 54 and 14 ended unchanged.
Gold for April delivery was down 1.45% or 18.40 to $1254.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April rose 1.74% or 0.66 to hit $38.50 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract rose 0.90% or 0.36 to trade at $40.41 a barrel.
USD/MXN was down 0.70% to 17.6864, while EUR/MXN fell 0.89% to 19.7162.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.03% at 96.22.