Investing.com – Mexico stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Financial Services, Industrials and Consumer Staples sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the IPC rose 0.54%.
The best performers of the session on the IPC were Empresas ICA , S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ICA), which rose 10.37% or 0.280 points to trade at 2.980 at the close. Meanwhile, Ohl Mexico, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:OHLMEX) added 5.02% or 1.350 points to end at 28.230 and Arca Continental , S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:AC) was up 4.30% or 5.100 points to 123.640 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Industrias Penoles Sab De CV (MX:PENOLES), which fell 3.17% or 16.080 points to trade at 490.390 at the close. Grupo Televisa SA (MX:TLVACPO) declined 0.61% or 0.610 points to end at 99.110 and Telesites SAB de CV (MX:SITESB1) was down 0.45% or 0.050 points to 10.970.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 107 to 55 and 11 ended unchanged.
Gold for December delivery was down 1.83% or 25.05 to $1342.35 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 0.05% or 0.02 to hit $41.95 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract rose 0.27% or 0.12 to trade at $44.41 a barrel.
USD/MXN was down 0.75% to 18.7673, while EUR/MXN fell 1.10% to 20.8110.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.45% at 96.18.