Investing.com – Mexico stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Telecoms Services, Healthcare 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 Bimbo, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:BIMBOA), which rose 2.50% or 1.170 points to trade at 47.900 at the close. Meanwhile, PINFRA SAB De CV (MX:PINFRA) added 2.31% or 4.42 points to end at 196.00 and Alpek, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ALPEKA) was up 2.12% or 0.430 points to 20.750 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Banregio Grupo Financiero SAB De CV (MX:GFREGIOO), which fell 2.54% or 2.81 points to trade at 107.98 at the close. Fomento Economico Mexicano UBD (MX:FMSAUBD) declined 1.80% or 3.10 points to end at 168.74 and America Movil L , S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:AMXL) was down 1.69% or 0.230 points to 13.340.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 166 to 118 and 10 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.14% or 1.75 to $1248.25 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May fell 0.19% or 0.09 to hit $48.15 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract fell 0.43% or 0.22 to trade at $50.74 a barrel.
USD/MXN was down 0.36% to 19.0234, while EUR/MXN fell 0.49% to 20.5456.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.08% at 99.47.