Investing.com – Mexico stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Telecoms Services, Healthcare and Industrials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC fell 0.34%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were Grupo Elektra , S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ELEKTRA), which rose 2.11% or 19.60 points to trade at 949.98 at the close. Meanwhile, Mexichem , S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:MEXCHEM) added 1.64% or 1.030 points to end at 63.900 and BanRegio Grupo Financiero SAB de CV (MX:RA) was up 1.37% or 1.58 points to 117.20 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were America Movil SAB de CV (MX:AMXL), which fell 2.56% or 0.420 points to trade at 16.000 at the close. Alpek, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ALPEKA) declined 2.14% or 0.640 points to end at 29.240 and VOLARIS A (MX:VOLARA) was down 1.93% or 0.27 points to 13.74.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 136 to 128 and 20 ended unchanged.
Shares in Grupo Elektra, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ELEKTRA) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 2.11% or 19.60 to 949.98.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.96% or 11.50 to $1191.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 0.07% or 0.05 to hit $67.91 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to trade at $74.78 a barrel.
USD/MXN was up 1.23% to 18.9582, while EUR/MXN rose 0.77% to 21.8829.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.56% at 95.53.