Investing.com – Mexico stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Consumer Staples, Industrials and Materials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Mexico, the IPC declined 0.73%.
The best performers of the session on the IPC were Banregio Grupo Financiero SAB De CV (MX:GFREGIOO), which rose 1.93% or 2.170 points to trade at 114.490 at the close. Meanwhile, America Movil L , S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:AMXL) added 1.63% or 0.180 points to end at 11.250 and Genomma Lab Internacional SAB De CV (MX:LABB) was up 0.87% or 0.180 points to 20.870 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Ohl Mexico, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:OHLMEX), which fell 4.84% or 1.200 points to trade at 23.610 at the close. Grupo Aeroportuario Del CentroNorte (MX:OMAB) declined 4.16% or 4.910 points to end at 112.980 and El Puerto De Liverpool Sab De CV (MX:LIVEPOLC1) was down 2.45% or 5.030 points to 200.200.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 83 to 71 and 5 ended unchanged.
Gold for December delivery was up 0.39% or 4.85 to $1257.85 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 1.59% or 0.80 to hit $49.64 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 1.49% or 0.78 to trade at $51.73 a barrel.
USD/MXN was up 0.24% to 19.2811, while EUR/MXN rose 0.69% to 21.5975.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.13% at 96.53.