Investing.com – Mexico stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Telecoms Services, Consumer Staples and Financial Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC lost 0.79% to hit a new 52-week low.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were Cemex SAB de CV (MX:CMXCPO), which rose 2.06% or 0.240 points to trade at 11.910 at the close. Meanwhile, Infraestructura Energetica Nova SAB (MX:IENOVA) added 1.31% or 1.02 points to end at 79.09 and Alsea , S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ALSEA) was up 1.12% or 0.770 points to 69.600 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Wal - Mart De Mexico, SAB De CV (MX:WALMEX), which fell 6.01% or 3.125 points to trade at 48.875 at the close. Kimberly - Clark De Mexico A (MX:KIMBERA) declined 4.97% or 1.720 points to end at 32.890 and Grupo LALA SA de CV (MX:LALAB) was down 3.56% or 0.76 points to 20.59.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 143 to 136 and 16 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.10% or 1.30 to $1292.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July rose 1.81% or 1.29 to hit $72.66 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract rose 1.34% or 1.05 to trade at $79.56 a barrel.
USD/MXN was down 0.62% to 19.8263, while EUR/MXN fell 0.45% to 23.3839.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.16% at 93.43.