Investing.com – Mexico stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Telecoms Services, Consumer Staples and Industrials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Mexico, the IPC declined 0.41%.
The best performers of the session on the IPC were Infraestructura Energetica Nova SAB (MX:IENOVA), which rose 3.03% or 2.29 points to trade at 77.98 at the close. Meanwhile, Alpek, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ALPEKA) added 1.60% or 0.530 points to end at 33.580 and Cemex SAB de CV (MX:CMXCPO) was up 1.03% or 0.160 points to 15.700 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Ohl Mexico, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:OHLMEX), which fell 2.78% or 0.710 points to trade at 24.800 at the close. Banregio Grupo Financiero SAB De CV (MX:GFREGIOO) declined 2.60% or 3.020 points to end at 112.950 and Nemak SAB de CV (MX:NEMAKA) was down 2.10% or 0.45 points to 20.94.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 80 to 77 and 8 ended unchanged.
Gold for December delivery was down 1.01% or 12.80 to $1255.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 1.51% or 0.75 to hit $50.58 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 1.52% or 0.79 to trade at $52.65 a barrel.
USD/MXN was up 0.32% to 19.2711, while EUR/MXN fell 0.18% to 21.4850.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.59% at 96.70.