Investing.com – Mexico stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Healthcare, Materials and Consumer Goods & Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC gained 0.61%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were Grupo Bimbo, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:BIMBOA), which rose 3.46% or 1.325 points to trade at 39.595 at the close. Meanwhile, Infraestructura Energetica Nova SAB (MX:IENOVA) added 3.82% or 3.43 points to end at 93.33 and Arca Continental , S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:AC) was up 2.73% or 3.32 points to 124.76 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Megacable Holdings, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:MEGACPO), which fell 1.20% or 1.055 points to trade at 86.955 at the close. Grupo LALA SA de CV (MX:LALAB) declined 0.71% or 0.14 points to end at 19.46 and Alpek, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ALPEKA) was down 0.57% or 0.180 points to 31.410.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 126 to 69 and 10 ended unchanged.
Shares in Grupo LALA SA de CV (MX:LALAB) fell to all time lows; falling 0.71% or 0.14 to 19.46.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.53% or 6.50 to $1226.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 1.23% or 0.85 to hit $68.11 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract fell 0.65% or 0.48 to trade at $72.97 a barrel.
USD/MXN was down 0.33% to 18.5770, while EUR/MXN fell 0.29% to 21.5458.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.20% at 94.81.