Investing.com – Mexico stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Materials, Consumer Goods & Services and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the IPC gained 0.57% to hit a new 6-months high.
The best performers of the session on the IPC were Industrias CH, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ICHB), which rose 3.73% or 2.270 points to trade at 63.370 at the close. Meanwhile, Mexichem, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:MEXCHEM) added 2.72% or 1.110 points to end at 42.050 and Cemex SAB de CV (MX:CMXCPO) was up 2.47% or 0.370 points to 15.350 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Genomma Lab Internacional SAB De CV (MX:LABB), which fell 2.72% or 0.490 points to trade at 17.530 at the close. El Puerto De Liverpool Sab De CV (MX:LIVEPOLC1) declined 1.58% or 2.830 points to end at 176.890 and Grupo Financiero Inbursa, SAB De CV (MX:GFINBURO) was down 1.51% or 0.610 points to 39.770.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 89 to 43 and 3 ended unchanged.
Gold for June delivery was up 0.81% or 9.70 to $1202.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 4.96% or 2.65 to hit $55.94 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 5.08% or 3.04 to trade at $62.85 a barrel.
USD/MXN was down 0.03% to 15.2592, while EUR/MXN rose 0.28% to 16.3045.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.47% at 98.55.