Investing.com – Mexico stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Healthcare, Financial Services and Consumer Staples sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Mexico, the IPC lost 0.11%.
The best performers of the session on the IPC were Banregio Grupo Financiero SAB De CV (MX:GFREGIOO), which rose 1.81% or 1.620 points to trade at 91.000 at the close. Meanwhile, Grupo Aeroportuario Del Sureste (MX:ASURB) added 1.54% or 3.400 points to end at 224.240 and America Movil L, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:AMXL) was up 0.97% or 0.160 points to 16.740 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Genomma Lab Internacional SAB De CV (MX:LABB), which fell 2.93% or 0.500 points to trade at 16.590 at the close. Gruma, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:GRUMAB) declined 2.00% or 4.080 points to end at 199.720 and Empresas ICA, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ICA) was down 1.85% or 0.230 points to 12.200.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 83 to 52 and 1 ended unchanged.
Shares in Banregio Grupo Financiero SAB De CV (MX:GFREGIOO) rose to all time highs; rising 1.81% or 1.620 to 91.000.
Gold for August delivery was down 0.04% or 0.50 to $1172.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August fell 1.05% or 0.63 to hit $59.64 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract fell 0.33% or 0.21 to trade at $63.28 a barrel.
USD/MXN was down 0.07% to 15.4886, while EUR/MXN fell 0.07% to 17.3541.
The US Dollar Index was unchanged 0.00% at 95.37.