Investing.com – Mexico stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Consumer Goods & Services, Telecoms Services and Consumer Staples sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the IPC gained 0.40% to hit a new all time high.
The best performers of the session on the IPC were Grupo Elektra , S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ELEKTRA), which rose 12.39% or 69.98 points to trade at 635.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Bolsa Mexicana De Valores SAB De CV (MX:BOLSAA) added 4.26% or 1.320 points to end at 32.270 and America Movil L , S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:AMXL) was up 2.38% or 0.320 points to 13.770 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Industrias Penoles Sab De CV (MX:PENOLES), which fell 3.15% or 15.35 points to trade at 471.93 at the close. Nemak SAB de CV (MX:NEMAKA) declined 1.95% or 0.40 points to end at 20.13 and Grupo Financiero Santander Mexico (MX:SANMEXB) was down 1.39% or 0.470 points to 33.250.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 137 to 113 and 6 ended unchanged.
Shares in Grupo Elektra, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ELEKTRA) rose to 3-years highs; rising 12.39% or 69.98 to 635.00.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.10% or 1.25 to $1256.05 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 1.67% or 0.87 to hit $53.11 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 1.36% or 0.75 to trade at $55.99 a barrel.
USD/MXN was up 0.12% to 18.6859, while EUR/MXN rose 0.15% to 19.7916.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.10% at 100.98.