Investing.com – Mexico stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Financial Services, Industrials and Materials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC gained 0.14% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were Grupo Financiero Banorte (MX:GFNORTEO), which rose 3.87% or 3.860 points to trade at 103.560 at the close. Meanwhile, Alfa, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ALFAA) added 2.54% or 0.610 points to end at 24.650 and Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB De CV Class B (MX:GAPB) was up 1.83% or 3.17 points to 176.18 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Genomma Lab Internacional SAB De CV (MX:LABB), which fell 3.53% or 0.490 points to trade at 13.400 at the close. Grupo Televisa SAB Unit (MX:TLVACPO) declined 2.80% or 1.38 points to end at 47.83 and Becle SA (MX:CUERVO) was down 2.67% or 0.700 points to 25.530.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 141 to 116 and 12 ended unchanged.
Shares in Grupo Televisa SAB Unit (MX:TLVACPO) fell to 5-year lows; down 2.80% or 1.38 to 47.83.
Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.39% or 5.05 to $1286.95 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 0.21% or 0.11 to hit $52.47 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to trade at $61.44 a barrel.
USD/MXN was down 0.46% to 19.1354, while EUR/MXN fell 0.82% to 22.0036.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.39% at 95.155.