Investing.com – Mexico stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Consumer Goods & Services, Telecoms Services and Financial Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Mexico, the IPC lost 0.37%.
The best performers of the session on the IPC were Mexichem , S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:MEXCHEM), which rose 6.99% or 3.090 points to trade at 47.300 at the close. Meanwhile, Alpek, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ALPEKA) added 4.13% or 0.920 points to end at 23.210 and Controladora Comercial Mexicana UBC (MX:COMEUBC) was up 2.99% or 1.430 points to 49.190 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Empresas ICA , S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ICA), which fell 2.81% or 0.330 points to trade at 11.400 at the close. Banregio Grupo Financiero SAB De CV (MX:GFREGIOO) declined 2.12% or 2.040 points to end at 94.360 and America Movil L , S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:AMXL) was down 1.77% or 0.290 points to 16.110.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 88 to 67 and 11 ended unchanged.
Shares in Empresas ICA, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ICA) fell to 5-year lows; losing 2.81% or 0.330 to 11.400.
Gold for August delivery was down 0.65% or 7.20 to $1099.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 0.04% or 0.02 to hit $50.69 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 0.56% or 0.32 to trade at $56.92 a barrel.
USD/MXN was down 0.07% to 15.9998, while EUR/MXN rose 1.01% to 17.5089.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.78% at 97.41.