Investing.com – Mexico stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Industrials, Materials and Financial Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Mexico, the IPC lost 0.21%.
The best performers of the session on the IPC were Grupo Televisa SA (MX:TLVACPO), which rose 2.88% or 2.540 points to trade at 90.610 at the close. Meanwhile, Genomma Lab Internacional SAB De CV (MX:LABB) added 2.02% or 0.390 points to end at 19.650 and Grupo Bimbo, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:BIMBOA) was up 1.59% or 0.730 points to 46.550 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Alsea , S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ALSEA), which fell 3.50% or 1.810 points to trade at 49.870 at the close. VOLARIS A (MX:VOLARA) declined 3.00% or 0.87 points to end at 28.16 and Arca Continental , S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:AC) was down 2.89% or 3.220 points to 108.330.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 148 to 128 and 8 ended unchanged.
Shares in Alsea, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ALSEA) fell to 52-week lows; losing 3.50% or 1.810 to 49.870. Shares in VOLARIS A (MX:VOLARA) fell to 52-week lows; losing 3.00% or 0.87 to 28.16.
Gold for February delivery was down 0.67% or 8.10 to $1204.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to hit $52.17 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to trade at $54.18 a barrel.
USD/MXN was down 0.02% to 21.9488, while EUR/MXN fell 0.07% to 23.3983.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.21% at 101.10.