Investing.com – Mexico stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Materials, Financial Services and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the IPC added 1.13%.
The best performers of the session on the IPC were Mexichem , S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:MEXCHEM), which rose 4.40% or 2.130 points to trade at 50.570 at the close. Meanwhile, Grupo LALA SA de CV (MX:LALAB) added 4.00% or 1.20 points to end at 31.21 and Grupo Carso, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:GCARSOA1) was up 3.77% or 3.250 points to 89.430 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were VOLARIS A (MX:VOLARA), which fell 5.65% or 1.54 points to trade at 25.72 at the close. Gentera SAB de CV (MX:GENTERA) declined 0.89% or 0.250 points to end at 27.960 and Gruma SAB de CV (MX:GRUMAB) was down 0.79% or 2.230 points to 279.940.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 149 to 122 and 9 ended unchanged.
Shares in VOLARIS A (MX:VOLARA) fell to 52-week lows; losing 5.65% or 1.54 to 25.72. Shares in Grupo Carso, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:GCARSOA1) rose to all time highs; up 3.77% or 3.250 to 89.430.
Gold Futures for April delivery was down 0.19% or 2.35 to $1236.75 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April rose 0.87% or 0.47 to hit $54.25 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract fell 0.02% or 0.01 to trade at $56.61 a barrel.
USD/MXN was up 0.05% to 20.0185, while EUR/MXN rose 0.05% to 21.0930.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.53% at 101.45.