Investing.com – Mexico stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Industrials, Consumer Goods & Services and Consumer Staples sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the IPC added 0.50%.
The best performers of the session on the IPC were Kimberly - Clark De Mexico A (MX:KIMBERA), which rose 3.63% or 1.270 points to trade at 36.330 at the close. Meanwhile, Grupo Carso, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:GCARSOA1) added 3.62% or 2.500 points to end at 71.500 and Grupo Elektra , S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ELEKTRA) was up 2.44% or 8.710 points to 364.230 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Grupo Televisa SA (MX:TLVACPO), which fell 4.78% or 5.770 points to trade at 115.190 at the close. Industrias Penoles Sab De CV (MX:PENOLES) declined 1.93% or 4.860 points to end at 247.790 and Grupo Bimbo, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:BIMBOA) was down 0.31% or 0.130 points to 41.290.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 83 to 47 and 39 ended unchanged.
Shares in Industrias Penoles Sab De CV (MX:PENOLES) fell to 5-year lows; losing 1.93% or 4.860 to 247.790.
Gold for August delivery was down 0.01% or 0.10 to $1155.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 0.14% or 0.07 to hit $53.09 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract rose 0.14% or 0.08 to trade at $57.53 a barrel.
USD/MXN was up 0.44% to 15.7834, while EUR/MXN fell 0.01% to 17.3717.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.02% at 96.90.