Investing.com – Mexico stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Consumer Goods & Services, Materials and Consumer Staples sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Mexico, the IPC fell 0.16%.
The best performers of the session on the IPC were Grupo LALA SA de CV (MX:LALAB), which rose 2.81% or 0.90 points to trade at 32.97 at the close. Meanwhile, Infraestructura Energetica Nova SAB (MX:IENOVA) added 2.70% or 2.57 points to end at 97.72 and Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB De CV Class B (MX:GAPB) was up 2.35% or 4.48 points to 195.09 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Grupo Elektra , S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ELEKTRA), which fell 5.35% or 40.76 points to trade at 721.00 at the close. Industrias Penoles Sab De CV (MX:PENOLES) declined 3.68% or 15.30 points to end at 401.00 and El Puerto De Liverpool Sab De CV (MX:LIVEPOLC1) was down 2.49% or 3.62 points to 141.60.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 181 to 93 and 10 ended unchanged.
Shares in Infraestructura Energetica Nova SAB (MX:IENOVA) rose to all time highs; gaining 2.70% or 2.57 to 97.72.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.91% or 11.49 to $1245.01 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August fell 1.40% or 0.63 to hit $44.34 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract fell 1.03% or 0.49 to trade at $46.88 a barrel.
USD/MXN was up 0.36% to 17.9718, while EUR/MXN fell 0.09% to 20.0348.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.37% at 97.22.