Investing.com – Mexico stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Telecoms Services, Consumer Staples and Industrials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Mexico, the IPC fell 1.12%.
The best performers of the session on the IPC were Industrias Penoles Sab De CV (MX:PENOLES), which rose 7.76% or 34.210 points to trade at 474.810 at the close. Meanwhile, Genomma Lab Internacional SAB De CV (MX:LABB) added 3.09% or 0.590 points to end at 19.690 and Alpek, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ALPEKA) was up 2.80% or 0.840 points to 30.890 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were El Puerto De Liverpool Sab De CV (MX:LIVEPOLC1), which fell 4.21% or 8.180 points to trade at 186.200 at the close. Grupo Televisa SA (MX:TLVACPO) declined 3.51% or 3.420 points to end at 94.100 and PINFRA SAB De CV (MX:PINFRA) was down 2.57% or 5.670 points to 215.050.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 81 to 79 and 6 ended unchanged.
Shares in Genomma Lab Internacional SAB De CV (MX:LABB) rose to 52-week highs; up 3.09% or 0.590 to 19.690. Shares in Alpek, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ALPEKA) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 2.80% or 0.840 to 30.890.
Gold for August delivery was up 0.52% or 7.05 to $1365.75 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 2.40% or 1.12 to hit $47.72 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 2.34% or 1.12 to trade at $49.08 a barrel.
USD/MXN was down 0.33% to 18.7616, while EUR/MXN fell 0.13% to 20.8240.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.11% at 96.16.