Investing.com – Mexico stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Financial Services, Materials and Telecoms Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the IPC added 0.80% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the IPC were Grupo Carso, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:GCARSOA1), which rose 3.80% or 3.120 points to trade at 85.330 at the close. Meanwhile, Gruma SAB de CV (MX:GRUMAB) added 3.05% or 7.880 points to end at 266.000 and Grupo Financiero Inbursa , SAB De CV (MX:GFINBURO) was up 2.53% or 0.790 points to 31.990 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Alpek, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ALPEKA), which fell 2.61% or 0.790 points to trade at 29.430 at the close. Nemak SAB de CV (MX:NEMAKA) declined 2.49% or 0.53 points to end at 20.78 and Alfa, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ALFAA) was down 1.23% or 0.370 points to 29.780.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 112 to 60 and 4 ended unchanged.
Shares in Grupo Carso, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:GCARSOA1) rose to all time highs; up 3.80% or 3.120 to 85.330.
Gold for December delivery was up 0.56% or 7.10 to $1270.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 2.31% or 1.16 to hit $51.45 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 1.70% or 0.88 to trade at $52.56 a barrel.
USD/MXN was down 0.50% to 18.5212, while EUR/MXN fell 0.58% to 20.3186.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.02% at 97.90.