Investing.com – Mexico stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Materials, Financial Services and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the IPC gained 0.58%.
The best performers of the session on the IPC were Grupo Mexico, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:GMEXICOB), which rose 3.25% or 1.820 points to trade at 57.740 at the close. Meanwhile, Banregio Grupo Financiero SAB De CV (MX:GFREGIOO) added 3.13% or 3.430 points to end at 113.090 and Industrias Penoles Sab De CV (MX:PENOLES) was up 2.25% or 8.560 points to 389.400 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Kimberly - Clark De Mexico A (MX:KIMBERA), which fell 1.23% or 0.450 points to trade at 36.110 at the close. Genomma Lab Internacional SAB De CV (MX:LABB) declined 0.80% or 0.170 points to end at 21.110 and Grupo LALA SA de CV (MX:LALAB) was down 0.73% or 0.22 points to 30.06.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 121 to 102 and 13 ended unchanged.
Gold for February delivery was up 0.31% or 3.55 to $1142.35 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February fell 0.50% or 0.27 to hit $53.63 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 0.02% or 0.01 to trade at $56.67 a barrel.
USD/MXN was up 0.02% to 20.7531, while EUR/MXN fell 0.09% to 21.6025.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.23% at 103.24.