Investing.com – Mexico stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Materials, Industrials and Health Care sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Mexico, the IPC fell 0.64%.
The best performers of the session on the IPC were Grupo Televisa SA (MX:TLVACPO), which rose 1.45% or 1.490 points to trade at 103.980 at the close. Meanwhile, Empresas ICA, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ICA) added 0.45% or 0.060 points to end at 13.270 and Compartamos, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:GENTERA) was up 0.21% or 0.060 points to 28.650 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Genomma Lab Internacional SAB De CV (MX:LABB), which fell 7.50% or 0.980 points to trade at 12.080 at the close. Bolsa Mexicana De Valores SAB De CV (MX:BOLSAA) declined 3.26% or 0.870 points to end at 25.800 and Grupo Elektra, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ELEKTRA) was down 2.62% or 13.330 points to 492.040.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 81 to 44 and 7 ended unchanged.
Shares in Genomma Lab Internacional SAB De CV (MX:LABB) fell to 3-year lows; falling 7.50% or 0.980 to 12.080.
Gold for April delivery was down 0.40% or 4.80 to $1203.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude Oil for delivery in April rose 1.54% or 0.77 to hit $50.35 a barrel, while the April Brent Oil contract rose 2.49% or 1.49 to trade at $61.02 a barrel.
USD/MXN was down 0.10% to 15.0010, while EUR/MXN fell 0.17% to 16.7626.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.07% at 95.45.