Investing.com – Mexico stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Telecoms Services, Consumer Staples and Financial Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the IPC gained 0.25%.
The best performers of the session on the IPC were Grupo Financiero Inbursa , SAB De CV (MX:GFINBURO), which rose 2.89% or 0.850 points to trade at 30.230 at the close. Meanwhile, America Movil L , S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:AMXL) added 2.16% or 0.280 points to end at 13.230 and Arca Continental , S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:AC) was up 1.99% or 2.28 points to 116.89 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Grupo Carso, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:GCARSOA1), which fell 3.57% or 3.260 points to trade at 87.940 at the close. Industrias Penoles Sab De CV (MX:PENOLES) declined 3.15% or 14.69 points to end at 450.92 and Banregio Grupo Financiero SAB De CV (MX:GFREGIOO) was down 2.19% or 2.35 points to 105.02.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 142 to 128 and 4 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for April delivery was down 0.66% or 8.05 to $1208.05 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April fell 5.53% or 2.94 to hit $50.20 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract fell 0.09% or 0.05 to trade at $53.12 a barrel.
USD/MXN was down 0.09% to 19.6534, while EUR/MXN fell 0.08% to 20.7204.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.29% at 102.11.