Investing.com – Mexico stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Materials, Telecoms Services and Healthcare sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the IPC gained 0.58%.
The best performers of the session on the IPC were Ohl Mexico, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:OHLMEX), which rose 5.51% or 1.400 points to trade at 26.830 at the close. Meanwhile, Alpek, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ALPEKA) added 2.96% or 1.010 points to end at 35.110 and Wal - Mart De Mexico, SAB De CV (MX:WALMEX) was up 1.67% or 0.710 points to 43.280 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Empresas ICA , S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ICA), which fell 3.39% or 0.080 points to trade at 2.280 at the close. Grupo Elektra , S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ELEKTRA) declined 1.00% or 2.740 points to end at 271.600 and America Movil L , S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:AMXL) was down 0.91% or 0.100 points to 10.830.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 83 to 60 and 8 ended unchanged.
Shares in Alpek, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ALPEKA) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 2.96% or 1.010 to 35.110.
Gold for December delivery was down 0.57% or 7.85 to $1364.75 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 4.10% or 1.62 to hit $41.13 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract rose 3.88% or 1.62 to trade at $43.42 a barrel.
USD/MXN was down 0.15% to 18.8913, while EUR/MXN fell 0.87% to 21.0660.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.49% at 95.49.