Investing.com – Mexico stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Telecoms Services, Materials and Consumer Staples sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the IPC gained 0.78%.
The best performers of the session on the IPC were Grupo Mexico, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:GMEXICOB), which rose 2.92% or 1.740 points to trade at 61.310 at the close. Meanwhile, Grupo Televisa SA (MX:TLVACPO) added 2.42% or 2.080 points to end at 88.070 and Cemex SAB de CV (MX:CMXCPO) was up 2.25% or 0.400 points to 18.140 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Genomma Lab Internacional SAB De CV (MX:LABB), which fell 4.70% or 0.950 points to trade at 19.260 at the close. Ohl Mexico, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:OHLMEX) declined 3.05% or 0.650 points to end at 20.660 and Grupo Aeroportuario Del Sureste (MX:ASURB) was down 2.54% or 7.730 points to 296.190.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 187 to 88 and 9 ended unchanged.
Shares in Cemex SAB de CV (MX:CMXCPO) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 2.25% or 0.400 to 18.140.
Gold for February delivery was down 0.82% or 9.90 to $1203.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February fell 2.04% or 1.07 to hit $51.41 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract fell 0.02% or 0.01 to trade at $54.26 a barrel.
USD/MXN was down 0.03% to 21.9588, while EUR/MXN rose 0.01% to 23.3452.
The US Dollar Index was up 1.05% at 101.31.