Investing.com – Mexico stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Industrials, Financial Services and Materials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Mexico, the IPC fell 1.10%.
The best performers of the session on the IPC were El Puerto De Liverpool Sab De CV (MX:LIVEPOLC1), which rose 2.75% or 4.210 points to trade at 156.290 at the close. Meanwhile, Infraestructura Energetica Nova SAB (MX:IENOVA) added 2.21% or 1.60 points to end at 74.00 and Industrias CH, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ICHB) was up 1.99% or 1.270 points to 65.140 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Empresas ICA, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ICA), which fell 3.03% or 0.500 points to trade at 16.000 at the close. Alfa, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ALFAA) declined 2.85% or 0.860 points to end at 29.350 and Cemex SAB de CV (MX:CMXCPO) was down 1.92% or 0.270 points to 13.730.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 84 to 44 and 1 ended unchanged.
Shares in Empresas ICA, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ICA) fell to 3-year lows; losing 3.03% or 0.500 to 16.000. Shares in Alfa, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ALFAA) fell to 52-week lows; losing 2.85% or 0.860 to 29.350.
Gold for April delivery was down 0.53% or 6.90 to $1286.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude Oil for delivery in March fell 4.01% or 1.85 to hit $44.38 a barrel, while the March Brent Oil contract fell 2.18% or 1.08 to trade at $48.52 a barrel.
USD/MXN was up 0.81% to 14.7427, while EUR/MXN fell 0.05% to 16.6283.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.66% at 94.89.