Investing.com – Mexico stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Consumer Staples, Financial Services and Consumer Goods & Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Mexico, the IPC declined 1.03% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the IPC were Industrias Penoles Sab De CV (MX:PENOLES), which rose 0.96% or 4.52 points to trade at 475.15 at the close. Meanwhile, PINFRA SAB De CV (MX:PINFRA) added 0.47% or 0.92 points to end at 196.33 and Nemak SAB de CV (MX:NEMAKA) was up 0.46% or 0.07 points to 15.26 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Bolsa Mexicana De Valores SAB De CV (MX:BOLSAA), which fell 3.62% or 1.110 points to trade at 29.580 at the close. El Puerto De Liverpool Sab De CV (MX:LIVEPOLC1) declined 2.60% or 4.20 points to end at 157.45 and Wal - Mart De Mexico, SAB De CV (MX:WALMEX) was down 2.17% or 0.930 points to 41.930.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 145 to 116 and 5 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 1.08% or 14.33 to $1344.73 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 2.66% or 1.26 to hit $48.55 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 1.57% or 0.82 to trade at $53.16 a barrel.
USD/MXN was up 0.14% to 17.8963, while EUR/MXN rose 0.28% to 21.3219.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.31% at 92.28.