Investing.com – Mexico stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Healthcare, Financial Services and Telecoms Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the IPC added 0.56% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the IPC were Genomma Lab Internacional SAB De CV (MX:LABB), which rose 8.42% or 1.290 points to trade at 16.740 at the close. Meanwhile, Ohl Mexico, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:OHLMEX) added 2.69% or 0.560 points to end at 21.410 and El Puerto De Liverpool Sab De CV (MX:LIVEPOLC1) was up 2.30% or 4.100 points to 182.000 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were PINFRA SAB De CV (MX:PINFRA), which fell 1.21% or 2.090 points to trade at 170.300 at the close. Grupo Bimbo, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:BIMBOA) declined 1.05% or 0.430 points to end at 40.330 and Kimberly - Clark De Mexico A (MX:KIMBERA) was down 1.02% or 0.350 points to 33.910.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 75 to 55 and 9 ended unchanged.
Gold for August delivery was down 1.41% or 16.90 to $1185.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 0.47% or 0.28 to hit $60.24 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract rose 0.45% or 0.28 to trade at $63.30 a barrel.
USD/MXN was down 0.05% to 15.3407, while EUR/MXN fell 0.13% to 17.3970.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.22% at 94.52.