Investing.com – Mexico stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Consumer Goods & Services, Industrials and Materials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC gained 0.12% to hit a new 3-months high.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were El Puerto De Liverpool Sab De CV (MX:LIVEPOLC1), which rose 5.08% or 6.72 points to trade at 138.97 at the close. Meanwhile, Grupo Elektra , S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ELEKTRA) added 3.87% or 26.49 points to end at 710.62 and Grupo Carso, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:GCARSOA1) was up 3.31% or 2.470 points to 77.000 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB De CV Class B (MX:GAPB), which fell 2.81% or 5.22 points to trade at 180.47 at the close. Grupo Financiero Santander Mexico SAB de CV Class B (MX:BSMXB) declined 2.43% or 0.790 points to end at 31.710 and Grupo Aeroportuario Del Sureste (MX:ASURB) was down 2.28% or 7.85 points to 336.95.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 154 to 135 and 15 ended unchanged.
Shares in Grupo Carso, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:GCARSOA1) rose to 52-week highs; up 3.31% or 2.470 to 77.000.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.23% or 2.80 to $1220.20 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 1.99% or 1.37 to hit $70.06 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract rose 0.86% or 0.64 to trade at $75.40 a barrel.
USD/MXN was down 0.45% to 18.5472, while EUR/MXN fell 0.04% to 21.7091.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.33% at 94.16.