Investing.com – Mexico stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Consumer Goods & Services, Telecoms Services and Healthcare sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC lost 0.28%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were Becle SA (MX:CUERVO), which rose 3.81% or 0.890 points to trade at 24.270 at the close. Meanwhile, Grupo Financiero Santander Mexico SAB de CV Class B (MX:BSMXB) added 2.35% or 0.620 points to end at 27.020 and Megacable Holdings, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:MEGACPO) was up 1.37% or 1.220 points to 90.230 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Cemex SAB de CV (MX:CMXCPO), which fell 3.56% or 0.370 points to trade at 10.020 at the close. Infraestructura Energetica Nova SAB (MX:IENOVA) declined 3.52% or 2.77 points to end at 76.00 and Grupo Aeroportuario Del CentroNorte (MX:OMAB) was down 2.55% or 2.850 points to 108.980.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 151 to 123 and 15 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.11% or 1.35 to $1282.05 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 1.45% or 0.77 to hit $52.24 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract fell 1.19% or 0.73 to trade at $60.77 a barrel.
USD/MXN was down 0.67% to 19.0392, while EUR/MXN fell 0.48% to 21.6658.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.18% at 95.790.