Investing.com – Mexico stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Consumer Staples, Materials and Telecoms Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Mexico, the IPC fell 0.62%.
The best performers of the session on the IPC were Telesites SAB de CV (MX:SITESL), which rose 6.01% or 0.690 points to trade at 12.180 at the close. Meanwhile, Grupo Aeroportuario Del Sureste (MX:ASURB) added 2.74% or 7.730 points to end at 290.260 and Grupo Financiero Inbursa , SAB De CV (MX:GFINBURO) was up 2.53% or 0.810 points to 32.810 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Empresas ICA , S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ICA), which fell 4.01% or 0.120 points to trade at 2.870 at the close. Genomma Lab Internacional SAB De CV (MX:LABB) declined 2.33% or 0.420 points to end at 17.630 and Grupo Simec, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:SIMECB) was down 2.16% or 1.220 points to 55.290.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 111 to 49 and 5 ended unchanged.
Shares in Grupo Aeroportuario Del Sureste (MX:ASURB) rose to all time highs; up 2.74% or 7.730 to 290.260.
Gold for June delivery was up 0.25% or 3.15 to $1275.85 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 3.55% or 1.64 to hit $47.85 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract rose 2.53% or 1.21 to trade at $49.04 a barrel.
USD/MXN was up 0.65% to 18.2867, while EUR/MXN rose 0.76% to 20.7015.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.07% at 94.53.