Investing.com – Mexico stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Materials, Telecoms Services and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the IPC rose 1.53% to hit a new 6-months high.
The best performers of the session on the IPC were Industrias CH, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ICHB), which rose 4.72% or 2.640 points to trade at 58.330 at the close. Meanwhile, Grupo Televisa SA (MX:TLVACPO) added 4.27% or 4.030 points to end at 98.540 and Industrias Penoles Sab De CV (MX:PENOLES) was up 3.73% or 8.550 points to 237.000 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Mexichem , S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:MEXCHEM), which fell 0.73% or 0.310 points to trade at 41.850 at the close. Infraestructura Energetica Nova SAB (MX:IENOVA) declined 0.69% or 0.49 points to end at 70.25 and Gentera SAB de CV (MX:GENTERA) was down 0.52% or 0.180 points to 34.320.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 115 to 67 and 9 ended unchanged.
Gold for April delivery was up 2.28% or 28.00 to $1257.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April rose 4.65% or 1.79 to hit $40.25 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract rose 2.75% or 1.11 to trade at $41.44 a barrel.
USD/MXN was down 1.40% to 17.3606, while EUR/MXN fell 0.86% to 19.6462.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.95% at 94.79.