Investing.com – Mexico stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Consumer Staples, Consumer Goods & Services and Telecoms Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Mexico, the IPC lost 0.02%.
The best performers of the session on the IPC were Genomma Lab Internacional SAB De CV (MX:LABB), which rose 2.90% or 0.680 points to trade at 24.100 at the close. Meanwhile, Industrias Penoles Sab De CV (MX:PENOLES) added 2.62% or 11.14 points to end at 436.12 and Ohl Mexico, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:OHLMEX) was up 2.34% or 0.530 points to 23.180 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Nemak SAB de CV (MX:NEMAKA), which fell 2.12% or 0.42 points to trade at 19.36 at the close. Gentera SAB de CV (MX:GENTERA) declined 1.35% or 0.430 points to end at 31.500 and Mexichem , S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:MEXCHEM) was down 1.20% or 0.640 points to 52.700.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 143 to 137 and 7 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.31% or 3.82 to $1219.92 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 3.18% or 1.46 to hit $47.34 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract rose 3.02% or 1.47 to trade at $50.20 a barrel.
USD/MXN was down 0.88% to 19.0031, while EUR/MXN fell 0.96% to 20.6478.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.05% at 99.50.