Investing.com – Mexico stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Healthcare, Consumer Staples and Telecoms Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the IPC added 0.18%.
The best performers of the session on the IPC were Industrias Penoles Sab De CV (MX:PENOLES), which rose 4.29% or 21.550 points to trade at 523.910 at the close. Meanwhile, VOLARIS A (MX:VOLARA) added 2.72% or 0.77 points to end at 29.04 and Alpek, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ALPEKA) was up 2.61% or 0.610 points to 23.970 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Alsea , S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ALSEA), which fell 2.97% or 1.790 points to trade at 58.410 at the close. Grupo Mexico, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:GMEXICOB) declined 2.37% or 1.540 points to end at 63.310 and Bolsa Mexicana De Valores SAB De CV (MX:BOLSAA) was down 2.31% or 0.660 points to 27.910.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 173 to 104 and 10 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.76% or 9.20 to $1217.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 0.41% or 0.22 to hit $53.66 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract rose 0.09% or 0.05 to trade at $56.77 a barrel.
USD/MXN was down 0.07% to 20.5464, while EUR/MXN fell 0.03% to 22.1097.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.14% at 99.83.