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 S&P/BMV IPC added 0.06%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were Infraestructura Energetica Nova SAB (MX:IENOVA), which rose 2.27% or 1.73 points to trade at 78.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Industrias Penoles Sab De CV (MX:PENOLES) added 2.20% or 5.53 points to end at 256.74 and Grupo Financiero Santander Mexico SAB de CV Class B (MX:BSMXB) was up 1.82% or 0.500 points to 27.970 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Grupo Financiero Banorte (MX:GFNORTEO), which fell 1.00% or 1.090 points to trade at 108.040 at the close. Wal - Mart De Mexico, SAB De CV (MX:WALMEX) declined 0.99% or 0.480 points to end at 47.800 and Alfa, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ALFAA) was down 0.79% or 0.190 points to 23.810.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 175 to 101 and 12 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 1.73% or 22.20 to $1302.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March rose 0.87% or 0.46 to hit $53.59 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 0.74% or 0.45 to trade at $61.54 a barrel.
USD/MXN was down 0.15% to 18.9892, while EUR/MXN rose 0.79% to 21.6695.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.88% at 95.447.