Investing.com – Mexico stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Consumer Staples, Industrials and Consumer Goods & Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the IPC rose 0.60% to hit a new 52-week high.
The best performers of the session on the IPC were Grupo Aeroportuario Del CentroNorte (MX:OMAB), which rose 4.03% or 3.780 points to trade at 97.530 at the close. Meanwhile, Wal - Mart De Mexico, SAB De CV (MX:WALMEX) added 2.29% or 0.920 points to end at 41.000 and PINFRA SAB De CV (MX:PINFRA) was up 2.12% or 4.750 points to 229.500 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Empresas ICA , S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ICA), which fell 1.84% or 0.080 points to trade at 4.270 at the close. Telesites SAB de CV (MX:SITESL) declined 1.36% or 0.140 points to end at 10.120 and Grupo Mexico, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:GMEXICOB) was down 1.12% or 0.480 points to 42.470.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 85 to 81 and 7 ended unchanged.
Shares in Grupo Aeroportuario Del CentroNorte (MX:OMAB) rose to all time highs; up 4.03% or 3.780 to 97.530.
Gold for June delivery was up 1.83% or 22.40 to $1244.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May fell 2.77% or 1.09 to hit $38.30 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract fell 2.42% or 0.99 to trade at $39.88 a barrel.
USD/MXN was down 0.64% to 17.3219, while EUR/MXN rose 0.27% to 19.5661.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.86% at 95.16.