Investing.com – Mexico stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Telecoms Services, Materials and Consumer Goods & Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the IPC added 0.04%.
The best performers of the session on the IPC were Grupo Elektra, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ELEKTRA), which rose 2.88% or 22.50 points to trade at 802.48 at the close. Meanwhile, America Movil SAB de CV (MX:AMXL) added 1.49% or 0.250 points to end at 17.000 and Grupo Mexico, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:GMEXICOB) was up 1.35% or 0.790 points to 59.370 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Kimberly - Clark De Mexico A (MX:KIMBERA), which fell 3.24% or 1.110 points to trade at 33.150 at the close. Banregio Grupo Financiero SAB De CV (MX:GFREGIOO) declined 2.88% or 3.05 points to end at 102.83 and Gentera SAB de CV (MX:GENTERA) was down 2.50% or 0.660 points to 25.700.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 181 to 65 and 7 ended unchanged.
Shares in America Movil SAB de CV (MX:AMXL) rose to 52-week highs; rising 1.49% or 0.250 to 17.000. Shares in Banregio Grupo Financiero SAB De CV (MX:GFREGIOO) fell to 52-week lows; falling 2.88% or 3.05 to 102.83.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.69% or 8.93 to $1305.43 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 1.52% or 0.77 to hit $51.37 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 1.62% or 0.91 to trade at $57.16 a barrel.
USD/MXN was up 0.07% to 18.9223, while EUR/MXN rose 0.01% to 22.3717.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.03% at 92.91.