Investing.com – Mexico stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Telecoms Services, Consumer Goods & Services and Materials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the IPC rose 0.08%.
The best performers of the session on the IPC were Grupo Televisa SA (MX:TLVACPO), which rose 2.06% or 1.720 points to trade at 85.410 at the close. Meanwhile, Cemex SAB de CV (MX:CMXCPO) added 1.85% or 0.300 points to end at 16.490 and America Movil L , S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:AMXL) was up 1.75% or 0.220 points to 12.770 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Mexichem , S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:MEXCHEM), which fell 4.13% or 2.010 points to trade at 46.610 at the close. Ohl Mexico, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:OHLMEX) declined 4.09% or 0.860 points to end at 20.180 and Industrias Penoles Sab De CV (MX:PENOLES) was down 2.45% or 9.540 points to 380.620.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 154 to 113 and 10 ended unchanged.
Gold for February delivery was down 0.81% or 9.20 to $1133.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 0.87% or 0.46 to hit $53.52 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract fell 0.05% or 0.03 to trade at $55.49 a barrel.
USD/MXN was down 0.01% to 20.4553, while EUR/MXN unchanged 0.00% to 21.2535.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.18% at 103.26.