Investing.com – Mexico stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Consumer Goods & Services, Consumer Staples and Materials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC fell 1.22% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were Industrias Penoles Sab De CV (MX:PENOLES), which rose 1.88% or 6.06 points to trade at 328.15 at the close. Meanwhile, Megacable Holdings, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:MEGACPO) added 1.24% or 1.190 points to end at 97.390 and Coca Cola Femsa SAB De CV (MX:KOFL) was up 0.69% or 0.81 points to 118.04 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Gentera SAB de CV (MX:GENTERA), which fell 4.65% or 0.880 points to trade at 18.050 at the close. Cemex SAB de CV (MX:CMXCPO) declined 4.34% or 0.550 points to end at 12.110 and Alsea , S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ALSEA) was down 3.35% or 2.110 points to 60.800.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 228 to 70 and 11 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.44% or 5.30 to $1206.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 0.04% or 0.03 to hit $74.36 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 0.56% or 0.47 to trade at $84.11 a barrel.
USD/MXN was down 1.55% to 18.8182, while EUR/MXN fell 1.38% to 21.6802.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.13% at 95.31.