Investing.com – Mexico stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Financial Services, Consumer Staples and Materials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC rose 0.30%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were Banco Del Bajio SA Institution De Banca Multiple (BMV:BBAJIOO), which rose 3.29% or 1.67 points to trade at 52.49 at the close. Meanwhile, Fomento Economico Mexicano UBD (BMV:FEMSAUBD) added 2.23% or 4.38 points to end at 200.43 and Grupo Financiero Banorte (BMV:GFNORTEO) was up 1.88% or 2.58 points to 140.01 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Grupo Carso, S.A.B. De C.V. (BMV:GCARSOA1), which fell 3.64% or 4.89 points to trade at 129.39 at the close. Gruma SAB de CV (BMV:GRUMAB) declined 3.53% or 12.03 points to end at 328.94 and Promotora y Operadora de Infraestructura SAB de CV (BMV:PINFRA) was down 2.59% or 4.58 points to 172.15.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 140 to 80 and 18 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.66% or 15.50 to $2,333.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 2.24% or 1.75 to hit $79.80 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract rose 2.11% or 1.74 to trade at $84.36 a barrel.
USD/MXN was up 0.45% to 18.54, while EUR/MXN rose 0.44% to 19.89.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.21% at 104.95.